"Residents and patients deserve both protection and privacy, and caregivers and facility administrators need a new level of data-driven insight," said Kevin Higgins, VP of Product, Austco. The integrated solution will also enable a suite of automated applications such as lighting, environmental control, and security features, that will reduce risk and enhance comfort for residents in all types of facilities. In higher acuity facilities such as skilled nursing and post-acute care, Austco will assess and mitigate fall risk through multifactorial activity analytics and vital signs monitoring, while in memory care, operators will be able to overcome the challenge of residents' inability to report health and wellbeing issues through 24/7 monitoring. In independent and assisted living, the focus will be on fall reduction and prevention by identifying behavioral changes and detecting "hidden" falls - incidents that residents often fail to report but which are the leading predictor of subsequent, more serious falls. With the ability to "see" residents in all conditions without revealing personally identifying information, the integrated solution gives caregivers the visibility they need to monitor residents and patients without violating their privacy.Īustco is planning installations across the company's key geographies, including Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Europe, the US and Canada. These include changes in residents' clinical conditions, reduced mobility, level of medication compliance, morbidities such as UTIs (urinary tract infections), and mental condition, such as early signs of depression. Insights into how long residents spend alone in their suites, in bed or at rest, and the frequency and duration of bathroom visits will reveal a range of issues. The integrated solution will provide fall alerts in all scenarios, including those when resident or patient is unable to operate a standard alarm system, or has neglected to put on a wearable device.Īustco will also leverage the rich behavioral data gathered by Vayyar Care. Austco is partnering with Vayyar to bring touchless fall detection and activity monitoring to its global care provider customer base.Īustco plans to integrate Vayyar Care devices directly with its Tacera nurse call platform to power several solutions for different segments of the market: independent living and aged care, remote patient monitoring, and dementia/memory care.
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