In recent years, WiFi has become an ever-present feature in homes, businesses, cafes, restaurants and airports all across the world. Traditionally, many assume that it is the younger generations who benefit solely from good quality accessible WiFi; however, this is no longer the case. Older residents, notably those living in care homes, can benefit greatly from WiFi in care homes, and more care homes will hopefully start to incorporate this into their facilities. Here are some of the benefits of WiFi in care homes.
Ease the worries of moving in
Moving away from independent living is an incredibly stressful and worrying experience. Knowing that you will have the ability to easily maintain communication with loved ones is very helpful.
Maintain relationships with grandchildren
Children as young as 10 have access to multiple digital devices. By having access to WiFi in care homes, elderly residents can communicate with their grandchildren quickly and easily.
Keep up to date with news and trends
The internet is a fast and easy way for residents to access news reports and stay up to date with life outside their care home.
Share their experiences with fellow residents
Many elderly citizens now have social media accounts or online databases with photos and videos. They can share these, as well as the profiles of their families, with fellow residents.
Enjoy books and games to pass the time
A tablet is a great way to use a number of different services, including playing games and reading books as a means to pass long days.
Watch their favourite shows online
Many residential homes include a limited number of TV sets, and so residents are unable to maintain their usual viewing schedule. Having a wireless device, such as a tablet, removes this problem as they can stream whatever they like when they like.
Here at Redway Networks, we are fully committed to providing wireless solutions to businesses and organisations that need it most. This includes care homes, and if you would like to further discuss the opportunity to incorporate WiFi in care homes near you, then get in contact with us today.
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Figures for 2015 reveal that in the UK, only 36% of National Health Service (NHS) trusts were offering WiFi availability to their staff and patients. Not surprisingly, it was also noted that lack of WiFi connectivity contributed to widespread inefficiency within healthcare environments.
Yet WiFi is virtually ubiquitous in modern society: people move around equipped with mobile technology, from iPads, notepads – even laptops – to smartphones. They all want easy, efficient connectivity to the internet and to one another.
Connected healthcare
The myriad benefits of wireless are evident in improving quality care, reducing healthcare expenses and enabling an increase in communication between patients, doctors and hospital staff.
Where hospitals are connected, all the devices being used in patient diagnostics, treatment, and monitoring can communicate, using wireless technology, to the Electronic Healthcare Records (EHR) system. Such coordinated integration enables those giving care to provide appropriate, timely and efficient treatment while also greatly reducing time ‘lost’ on administration
Indeed, a nurse keeping notes on a tablet has more time to make her rounds, interact with patients and thus spend less time sitting in front of a workstation computer. Or, that nurse could equip a diabetic patient with a wearable device and keep track of daily glucose levels or use another device that could transmit data on an injured patient’s heart rate and send an alert in the event of dangerous stress.
Saving time and lives
Connecting medical devices to EHR systems saves time and lives. It can take between seven and ten minutes to record a patient’s vitals and biometrics using conventional methods. With WiFi connected EHR, that ratio plummets to less than one minute per patient. This reduction in the time used up on basic routines enables clinicians to offer higher quality care.
Empowering patients
Patients have the potential through WiFi to access vital information directly from their hospital bed that may show them how to avoid a repeat of what landed them there. They would be able to learn about prevention, recovery and rehabilitation as well as possible therapeutic activities and exercises.
Wireless healthcare is the way forward to a more efficient, effective and economic health service. Visit our web site for more details: https://www.redwaynetworks.com/healthcare/