Ensuring the safety and comfort of patients is the main objective of staff in care homes for the elderly. The profile of residents—elderly people with conditions of different kinds—means that nursing teams in these facilities must make an extra effort to ensure everyone is attended to and cared for at all times, in order to improve their well-being at this stage of their lives.
One of the best ways to improve communication between residents and healthcare staff in care homes is to have a patient–nurse call system. These are devices that, in a convenient, easy, and direct way, alert healthcare professionals when a person requires assistance. Along these lines, at Advantecnia we have developed one of the most advanced systems on the market. If you would like to learn more about it, contact Advantecnia to discover the benefits of this nurse call system for care homes.
What exactly does this application consist of? How does a patient–nurse call system work? What benefits does it offer for daily life in a care home? We go over all the details of this service, which has already improved the lives of dozens of elderly people by becoming their greatest day-to-day support tool.
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Call system: designed for the elderly
The Advantecnia patient–nurse call system was created with a clear objective: to streamline contact with the medical team and, above all, to ensure that this “call for assistance” from the patient is fast and easy for anyone to use.
When talking about the oldest segment of society, these patients sometimes experience cognitive decline that prevents them from using a telephone or any other communication device naturally.
For this reason, at Advantecnia we have worked to ensure that pressing a single button is enough to establish contact. In addition, we have developed extra features that are very useful for improving the quality of life of geriatric patients—from monitoring entries and exits to supervising lights or remote devices.
The result of all this is that elderly people feel accompanied, cared for, and protected, thanks to a contact method they can learn to use in just a few minutes and rely on at any time during their day—whether to make a comment, request occasional help, or deal with more complex situations.
What is the Advantecnia system like?
Based on its creation as a functional solution designed for the elderly, the Advantecnia nurse call system for care homes is made up of different elements that work together to create a user-friendly communication environment for seniors.
Patients are presented with a simple structure of color-coded call buttons with shapes that refer to the different services they may request (doctor, nurse, assistant, etc.).
These push buttons, similar to a light switch, can be installed anywhere in bedrooms and bathrooms, allowing residents in care homes to communicate with nursing staff at any time.
Thanks to wireless technology, these call buttons do not need to be placed near wiring areas or light switches, making it possible to install them wherever they are most convenient for the user, in accessible locations such as the headboard, bedside table, or bed wall.
Contact optimization and customization in care homes
The ability to customize our communication system to any scenario, user profile, and care home operating model is total. All of this is focused on optimizing contact and ensuring that patients who request assistance can receive it within seconds of pressing one of the call buttons.
This can be clearly verified thanks to staff activity monitoring systems, which make it possible to assess the use and responsiveness of the application, resolve protocol errors, and make other operational improvements.
Advantecnia Models
There are different models within the nurse call services offered by Advantecnia for care homes. Specifically, we offer two solutions for patient–nurse communication in care homes: Basicall and AdvantCall.
The first one, considered the basic package focused on communication between elderly residents and healthcare staff, includes a modular solution, hardware and software installation for alarm and call management, and wireless buttons that can be installed anywhere.
In addition to managing patient–nurse calls, we offer the possibility of expanding the service with a range of add-ons designed to further improve control over residents and automatically increase comfort in their daily lives.
Beyond call buttons and the communication system, AdvantCall also includes the ability to monitor room entry and exit, analog signals for room temperature control, and control of lights or other devices—all aimed at enabling patients to organize their lives autonomously, without needing to learn how to use multiple remote controls.
All of this can be complemented with a visualization system via screens and LEDs, home automation controls, video surveillance, and even control of entertainment devices such as the radio, telephone, or television.
Thanks to all these features, elderly people living in care homes can feel comfortable and safe at all times, even when facing daily challenges. All they need to do is press a button to have a healthcare professional on the other side, ready to help them with whatever they need.
