Locating the Elderly Overseen by Nurses

描述(由申请人提供)：拟议的努力旨在利用一种新的无线跟踪技术近场电磁测距(NFER)的进展，以提高疗养院居民的医疗保健质量和效率。我们的系统，定位由护士(LEON)监督的老年人，将满足养老院的几个核心需求，包括：a)提供急需的指标来衡量养老院内的护理质量；b)使养老院的护理人员能够更有效地工作，并通过允许他们准确地知道老年人的位置来提供更高质量的护理。C)如果出现医疗紧急情况，立即提供痛苦的门诊居民的位置，则向他或她提供警报按钮，以加强患者的安全。D)为患有痴呆症的老年人提供“漫游警报”能力，以及e)提供有价值的临床数据，如行动能力的变化。几十年来，现有的无线跟踪技术一直试图提供上述能力。无线室内跟踪技术的突破可以打开这个市场，NFER(R)。它允许在复杂和复杂的环境中进行跟踪，精度可达1-3英尺，远距离可达200英尺。为了解决国家老龄研究所关心的上述问题，里昂将结合几项设计改进，目标是制造一种更小、更轻、更耐用的标签，适合在辅助生活设施中使用。我们的医疗保健合作伙伴Brookdale Place和阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校将定义一项概念验证研究。这项研究将通过记录医疗保健专业人员与居民之间可以在第二阶段进行的接触，重点监测向老年人提供的护理质量。 公共卫生相关性：Q-Track定位由护士监督的老年人(LEON)系统将使养老院老年人和护理人员受益，因为它可以更快地找到老年人，在紧急情况下更快地找到他们，减少走失，并记录员工互动的时间。Q-Track公司有一个具有成本效益的创新系统来跟踪养老院的老年人，这将提高护理质量和护理人员的效率。以前的跟踪系统过于笨重、昂贵，或者没有提供足够的准确性。Q-Track团队包括美国最大的老年护理提供者Brookdale Place和阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔护理学院，以提供客户的声音。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed effort aims to exploit advances in a new wireless tracking technology Near Field Electromagnetic Ranging (NFER) to improve the quality and efficiency of health care for residents of nursing homes. Our System, Locating the Elderly Overseen by Nurses (LEON), will address several core needs in nursing homes including, a) provide a much needed metric to measure the quality of care within nursing homes, b) enable caregivers in nursing homes to work more efficiently and provide higher quality of care by allowing them to know precisely the location of the senior citizen. c) increase patient safety by providing him or her with an alert button if there is a medical emergency that will immediately provide the location of the distressed ambulatory resident. d) provide a "wander alert" capability for senior citizens suffering from dementia, and e) provide valuable clinical data such as changes in mobility. Existing wireless tracking technologies have tried for decades to provide the above capabilities. A breakthrough in wireless indoor tracking technology can unlock this market, NFER(R). It allows for tracking in complicated and complex environments to 1-3 foot accuracy and with long range of up to 200 ft. In order address the aforementioned issues of concern to the National Institute of Aging, LEON will incorporate several design improvements with the goal of making a smaller, lighter, more durable tag appropriate for use within an assisted living facility. Our healthcare partners Brookdale Place and the University of Alabama, Huntsville will define a proof-of-concept study. This study will focus on monitoring the quality of care provided to the elderly by documenting encounters between healthcare professionals and residents that can be carried out in a Phase II. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The Q-Track Locating the Elderly Overseen by Nurses (LEON) System will benefit the nursing home elderly and the nursing staff by finding the elderly faster, locate them more quickly in an emergency, reduce wandering, and record the periods of staff interactions. The Q-Track Corporation has a cost effective innovative system to track the elderly in a nursing home that will increase the quality of care and improve the efficiency of the nursing staff. Previous tracking systems were too bulky, expensive, or did not provide sufficient accuracy. The Q-Track team includes Brookdale Place, the largest elderly care provider in the nation and the University of Alabama Huntsville College of Nursing to provide the voice of the customer.