Care home wander management

Understanding the different reasons for wandering can help implement more effective care and support:-

• Environmental triggers: Certain environmental factors within the facility, such as entering a corridor, can trigger a resident's urge to wander.
• Fantasy wandering: Fantasy wandering occurs when residents become disconnected from their current surroundings and wander within an imagined environment, often related to their past, such as their previous home. It can be challenging for residents to comprehend that they are in a nursing home and not in the environment they envision.
• Recreational wandering: Sometimes, residents may wander simply because they have a desire to walk or engage in physical activity.
• Agitated wandering: Some residents may experience agitation, leading them to wander in a distressed state. This agitation can arise from real or imagined causes, and they may also exhibit aggression or resistance.
• Elopement: Elopement poses a significant risk as it involves residents leaving the nursing home unsupervised and venturing outside.

Managing and monitoring residents with diverse wandering needs and behaviours while maintaining the privacy and dignity of other residents is a complex task for staff, particularly when combined with other daily care responsibilities.

How we can help

Our solution is designed to help address these challenges and implement customised rules to help manage the different types of wandering.

One of the key features of our solution is the ability to provide staff members with real-time resident location information. By incorporating this technology into our wearable devices, staff members can receive immediate alerts on our Smart App whenever specific rules or protocols are triggered. For instance, if a resident enters a restricted area such as another resident's room or stairwell, an alert will be sent to the staff members.

To ensure enhanced security, our solution includes integrated door access control. This integration allows for the establishment of different access levels for individual residents and staff members. By customising alerts and defining specific parameters for each resident, our system enables more effective management of different types of wandering behaviours.

In addition to resident safety, our solution also streamlines the management of access control. The wearable devices automatically unlock doors based on proximity, eliminating the need for traditional keys or touch fobs. This feature simplifies the process of managing residents and reduces the complexity associated with key/fob management.

Furthermore, our system offers flexibility for your staff members. They can choose to continue using traditional card-style fobs, or they can opt for cards that also track their location during their shifts. This additional feature ensures that staff members can be located and monitored for enhanced accountability and efficient workforce management.

Our solution records detailed access data, providing management with a comprehensive overview of who accessed specific rooms and when. This feature helps in monitoring and analysing patterns of resident movement within the facility, enabling better decision-making and resource allocation.

Finally, for residents who may wander outside the building, our system can detect when a resident is lingering near a secured exit, potentially indicating a risk of elopement. If a resident does exit the building our wearable devices offers full outdoor location tracking via GPS. This feature allows for quick and accurate identification of their whereabouts, facilitating a prompt response in case of elopement.

With our wander management solution, you can ensure the safety, security, and well-being of your residents while also simplifying access control and enhancing staff accountability.

Please feel free to get in touch for a live demo and run through of the system.