Contact Tracing for Senior Living Communities
CenTrak’s TruView™ Location technology offers senior living communities an integrated, reliable, and scalable contact tracing and emergency call system that combines wireless emergency call, staff assist, wander management, ADL monitoring, and asset tracking to enhance safety, operational efficiency, and virus outbreak containment by precisely locating residents, staff, and equipment both indoors and outdoors.
CenTrak specializes in locating and sensing services for healthcare, focusing on delivering the who, where, and what for customers. Since its founding in 2007, over 7 million devices have been put in use, with contact tracing at the core of their solutions.
Containing Virus Outbreaks in Senior Living Communities
Senior living communities have faced significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in keeping residents safe. In the event of an outbreak, it is crucial to contain the virus and identify its origin, including the exact locations individuals have been and with whom they have come into contact. CenTrak’s TruView Location technology enables senior living communities to manage risks and respond accurately to emergencies.
Evaluating Your Contact Tracing & Emergency Call Systems
Regardless of the size or type of community—Independent Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, or Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)—senior living providers are encouraged to avoid investing in one-off systems for contact tracing. Instead, they should seek platforms that can expand and add value. Integrated solutions that combine Wireless Emergency Call, Staff Assist, Wander Management, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and Asset Tracking (Equipment Management) with built-in contact tracing should be reliable, affordable, and easy to deploy. Senior living providers should expect more from their Emergency Call Systems.
Contact Tracing with CenTrak’s TruView™
CenTrak’s TruView™ delivers a comprehensive system featuring Enterprise Locating Technology. TruView™ enhances the concept of a common “Emergency Network” for senior living communities with certainty-based location. Knowing the location of people and assets within a community opens up possibilities for operational efficiencies and creates a safer environment for residents.
TruView’s complete Senior Living system includes:
- Indoor and outdoor wireless campus coverage
- Reliable alert delivery network
- Highly accurate location technology
- Wireless emergency call for residents and staff
- Wander management and prevention with door lock integration and campus-wide alerting
- Built-in contact tracing
- Advanced analytics of resident trends and automatic recording of ADLs
- Purpose-built application with a user-friendly interface accessible from any web browser
- Caregiver mobile app for emergency alert response and recorded resolution
- Integration with Electronic Health Records (EHR) and other building systems
Historically, senior living communities have had to use solutions not designed for their specific needs. CenTrak created TruView™ specifically to serve the underserved senior living community.
CenTrak provides facilities with data-driven insights, creates a safe and efficient environment for staff, and enhances the healthcare experience for patients, residents, and their families.
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