b'Tenera Care is RedeningAdvertorialthe Nurse Call SystemTeneras solution automates Nurse Call functionality, allowing patients to get help anywhere anytime (even when they cant request it). It provides data and analytics for enera was founded by Stewart Hardie after a personalTeneras Wireless Automated Nurse experience with his grandmother, an LTC resident. AnCall System currently serves over injury in the night and a nurse call button that was out2,600 LTC beds and has over 5,500 users with of reach left her stranded on the oor for hours. This led tonumbers growing daily. Customers report extremely complications that she would not recover from. This incident motivated Stewart to build a wireless Nurse CallImproving the Quality of Care System. He started working with senior care providers on a solution using existing technology, but quickly hit a wall. A key feature of Teneras system is the behavioral data it generates. Accessible through the systems analytics The existing indoor positioning technology (IPS) didnt meetdashboard, it reports on behavior like washroom visits, sleep the demands of health care, Stewart explained. Theyquality, sta time and physical activity. This data combines needed a solution that was accurate, simple and aordable.with automated alerts to ag changes that are early indica-But the accurate systems were complex and expensive. Andtors of health complication, enabling preventative care. the aordable, simple systems were not accurate.A study by Innovative Solutions So Tenera assembled a team to develop a better technology. Other accurate systems rely on hardware that is complexwere able to use Tenera to and expensive, said John Curticapean, VP of Engineering at reduce falls by 55% and Tenera. We developed an advanced software to achievehostile interactions by 77%.high accuracy, allowing us to use low-maintenance, inexpensive hardware.Another impressive feature is Teneras fall detection. It uses their unique oor detection to better predict falls and eliminate false positives.Other features include geofencing for dementia safety and resident wandering, outbreak contact tracing, and violent interaction prevention. It also serves as a robust asset tracking system and a hDelivering Value to LTC FacilitiesTeneras solution is much more than a Nurse Call System - but it is purposefully positioned as one. This allows LTC facilities to procure Tenera, with all its tools and vale-adds, using existing Nurse Call budgets. Teneras solution uses small Ultra-Wide BandFor LTC providers who are being pushed to do more withLorem ipsum(UWB) beacons, wearable devices with a helpless, having the ability to implement a system like Teneras button for residents & staff, and a mobile enabledcan be a true game-changer. Lorem ipsumdashboard that monitors and alerts in real time. We set out to improve how Nurse Call Systems notify of negative incidents, said Stewart. But we ended up with a A Better Nurse Call Solution solution that helps prevent negative incidents from The result is a solution that is accurate to 15cm, simple tohappening. Thats something we are very proud of.use and aordable. It is comparable in price to hard-wired systems. But unlike those systems that require replacementTenera Care\'s system has been described as the "leading every 10-15 years, Teneras hardware has no shelf life. Wireless Automated Nurse Call solution" by AgeWell, Innovative Solutions Canada, the CAN Health Network, It allows residents to request help anywhere anytime,and University Health Network (UHN).resident is in danger but cant request assistance themselves.automatically based on proximity, helping ease workload. Learn more at www.tenera.care or email info@tenera.care'