As
the population ages, dementia cases are set to double by 2030 and
triple by 2050. This will add pressure placed on aged care facilities
and increase risk to elderly citizens who are unable to care for
themselves.
Joan
Ambrose, 79, suffered dementia and became disorientated in a
Melbourne nursing home on the afternoon of February 7, 2009. It was
46 degrees and Mrs Ambrose walked to an outside courtyard to discover
the door locked behind her. She tried and failed to gain the
attention of 2 on-duty staff for more than three hours before her
body was found dead at 4pm.
In
response, Coroner Peter White urged the Aged Care Standards and
Accreditation Agency to demand that aged care facilities strictly
control their entry/exit points as part of their extreme heat
emergency management plans.
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| Patient Wristband |
Part
of the solution is a wandering resident monitoring system. Elderly citizens wear a wristband and a 'virtual boundary' is placed
around specific areas of a facility. This 'geo-fencing' technique
identifies when a person moves beyond a pre-defined area and sends an
alarm to management and/or security. With the right advice, it is
easy to install and manage. At Integrated Wireless, it is just one of
many products we offer to help protect families.
For
more information on wandering resident solutions, click here!
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