Is Technology Shaping Senior Care?

The movement of technology into the senior care environment is making a positive impact and moving beyond fundamental needs and looking to provide deeper insights so independence, privacy, and safety are maximized. As the senior population grows there is a great need to streamline and improve operations and care. This increase in demand for senior care has health organizations moving to meet needs with easy-to-use technology that provides data insights to maximize quality of care initiatives, care team communications, promote cross system functions, and bring overall peace of mind.

So, how are we currently seeing this in action? 

Technology is engaging entire caregiving teams. 

Senior care is continuously revolutionized. Challenges of mobility, sight and hearing can put seniors at higher risk when aging in place independently. It’s time to develop a strategy where patients, providers, and family can work alongside one another, sharing information and insights, collecting data and formulating strategies. A more proactive approach will eliminate surprises in healthcare costs, visits, and plans thus bringing peace of mind to all users. 

Technology is hitting the sweet spot of quality care and cost reduction.

People are searching for new ways to cut costs without compromising care or provider experience.  Patients and care providers are investing in automated solutions that provide real-time data they need to make the best strategic decisions for their loved one’s, patients and staff. Automated solutions for fall prevention and monitoring mobility, caregiver scheduling and communication, instant reporting, tracking of time and attendance provide on demand access to care and insights.

Technology is taking manual processes out of the picture. 

This means finding the right technology partner with software that allows you to automate and optimize everything from fall monitoring strategies, scheduling to compliance reporting and tracking time, place, and attendance at the click of a button. 

Mobile applications moved into the care provider spotlight offering telehealth.

Improving patient experiences through on demand care availability can result in reduction of ER visits, hospital readmissions and unnecessary COVID exposures, all the while empowering care providers and improving the senior care experience. Telehealth can provide a large value to the over 65 community aging in place, residents of assisted living facilities and providers. By understanding what options exist, seniors can evaluate their best fits and where their priorities lie. Value-based care is an option in the senior community which eliminates the incentive for excessive doctor visits or procedures and instead encourages timely and preventive care.

Mobile applications have taken center stage to fend off caregiver turnover.

As our world grows even more mobile and remote, that means providing ability for care providers to easily access schedules, information on the go, message supervisors and team members, navigation and tracking. This flexibility and accessibility not only reduces turnover through increased engagement but alleviates supervisors of time-consuming tasks, like manually updating schedules, for more important priorities: the patients. The patients gain insight into arrival plans and ease of scheduling appointments.

Technology has never been better for senior care. 

While no device can take the place of human interaction, the right digital platform can ensure older adults remain healthy, safe and socially engaged. Peace of mind in strategy implementation is at our fingertips. By focusing on establishing privacy and ease of information exchange across multi-systems we can step-up the game to patient centered care.

When it comes to integrating technology into our daily lives, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. It is important to consider which tools and programs work best for your preferences. Talk with a Source of Life Technologies team member today.

From senior care fall strategies to online engagement and mobile app opportunities, healthcare shouldn’t be reactive - it should be proactive. Doors have been opened to on-demand healthcare and it turns out the overwhelming majority of patients, physicians, families and therapists want to continue down that path. The decision to modernize your senior care strategies is a big one and doesn’t happen overnight.  Talk to the Source of Life Technologies team for the guidance and direction you need to make the change in your organization or home.