Digital Care Homes
Our Digital Care Homes work provides greater access to technology , tools and patient information . Maria Glover explains how we are helping to not only improve care for residents but also create more co-ordinated care amongst care home staff and the wider system .
Maria Glover , Programme Manager
The TytoCare device is also being rolled out as part of the Digital Care Homes workstream and has been implemented within four care homes across our region , benefitting 580 patients so far . The improvements made to more ‘ joined-up ’ working across care teams has meant patients have received more timely and co-ordinated care and potentially avoided unnecessary trips to a clinical setting .
Working with South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw ICS , we are also supporting the implementation of HealthCall ’ s digital application that allows care home staff to refer patient details to an Advanced Nurse Practitioner ( ANP ), through a secure portal which they can also use to remotely review , triage and refer the resident .
Using the Situation , Background , Assessment and Recommendation ( SBAR ) tool , staff can provide clinical observations such as blood pressure and oxygen saturation and provide details of their concerns . These observations are used to calculate a National Early Warning Score ( NEWS2 ) which clinicians can analyse and determine the most appropriate next steps for that patient . This not only helps plan care for the patient , but also helps staff prioritise their caseloads . All the information is pulled through into the electronic patient record , making this visible to the wider health system .
After working with Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group ( CCG ), six care homes are now using the HealthCall
tool and it has helped 1,082 residents since the sites went live in autumn 2021 . This means that residents benefit from a more efficient and wellinformed decision on their care and whether they need to be referred on to other health services . Healthcare staff have also reported more effective use of their time and resources , meaning they can spend more time caring for their residents .
Impact of our Digital Care Homes pilots
1,824 care home residents at
18 sites
benefitted from the Docobo , HealthCall , and TytoCare pilots
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