We have at least 1 hour UPSes on all life saftey equipment at our facilites. We also have generators hooked up to each emergency system (fire alarms, lifesaftey, telephone switches, acute medical equipment) and that comes on automatically in 30 seconds if the power isn't restored. Our facilites know the systems arn't pefect but it's alot better than letting a resdient get hurt and us having no clue it's happend.
-L
Sorry, I work in the IS department of a reteirment community and these devices are far from big brother type shackles. The locator parts of the charms and bracelets only work when the button on the unit is pushed. The resident is the one that has to initiate it and they only do that when the have an emergency.
As for the cameras, we've put ours up not so much to watch the residents but to watch the folks careing for them. I know this will be a shock to you but there are people out there who would steal from the elderly just becuase they can. I've put in digital cameras and recorders just to make sure we catch whoever it is thinks they can take Mrs Jones watch.
Lastly I would challange your view of these facilites as "Nursing Homes". Sure almost all of them have a nusring wing or unit to care for resdients that have been injured or require acute care but that's only one part. These facilites cater to everyone from the independent residents who hold golf cart races on the campus to Alhzimer's vicitms whose familiy cannot give them the 24/7 care that is REQUIRED of someone with that condition. We also have Hospice Care for those that CHOOSE not to come into our community but just want care in their own home. The hospice care is less expensive for the patient and less expensive for us to operate. The only reason there are reteirment communities like the ones I work for are becuase there is a demand from the residents. If you don't believe me, check some out in your area. There are more than you'd think and they have certianly come a long way from the sterile nursing homes of the 80's and 90's. Heck, I'm trying to budget VoIP phones and WiFi for the residents becuase they want to pick from the menu at the resturant on campus from their phone and use their laptop out by the lake.
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We have at least 1 hour UPSes on all life saftey equipment at our facilites. We also have generators hooked up to each emergency system (fire alarms, lifesaftey, telephone switches, acute medical equipment) and that comes on automatically in 30 seconds if the power isn't restored. Our facilites know the systems arn't pefect but it's alot better than letting a resdient get hurt and us having no clue it's happend. -L
Sorry, I work in the IS department of a reteirment community and these devices are far from big brother type shackles. The locator parts of the charms and bracelets only work when the button on the unit is pushed. The resident is the one that has to initiate it and they only do that when the have an emergency.
As for the cameras, we've put ours up not so much to watch the residents but to watch the folks careing for them. I know this will be a shock to you but there are people out there who would steal from the elderly just becuase they can. I've put in digital cameras and recorders just to make sure we catch whoever it is thinks they can take Mrs Jones watch.
Lastly I would challange your view of these facilites as "Nursing Homes". Sure almost all of them have a nusring wing or unit to care for resdients that have been injured or require acute care but that's only one part. These facilites cater to everyone from the independent residents who hold golf cart races on the campus to Alhzimer's vicitms whose familiy cannot give them the 24/7 care that is REQUIRED of someone with that condition. We also have Hospice Care for those that CHOOSE not to come into our community but just want care in their own home. The hospice care is less expensive for the patient and less expensive for us to operate. The only reason there are reteirment communities like the ones I work for are becuase there is a demand from the residents. If you don't believe me, check some out in your area. There are more than you'd think and they have certianly come a long way from the sterile nursing homes of the 80's and 90's. Heck, I'm trying to budget VoIP phones and WiFi for the residents becuase they want to pick from the menu at the resturant on campus from their phone and use their laptop out by the lake.
-L