5 Benefits of the Connect System for Care Homes

At Courtney Thorne, we pride ourselves on having over 60 years of expertise in the manufacture, design, and installation of nurse call systems for assisted living; particularly for care homes. Our deep understanding of both the innovative technology required to make these products tick, and the specific requirements of the care industry itself, enables us to deliver tailored nurse call solutions to residential care homes all across the UK. One such example is our Connect System, the latest product in our range designed specifically for the care home environment, and one that serves up the very best in terms of what the Courtney Thorne range can offer!

In this blog article, we are going to be exploring five of the most prominent advantages you will experience implementing a Connect nurse call system for care homes, and how the Connect System can help to better support your residents and staff alike. 

What is the Connect System?

Our newest nurse call system product designed specifically for care homes and nursing homes, the Connect System has been built to cover all of the bespoke needs of this market. We have taken all of our 60 years of experience within the care industry, and distilled this expertise down into one product for care home nurses and staff. The Connect System utilises all of the wireless, integrated technology that is the staple of our nurse call product range, and combines them with our CT Cloud Remote Reporting technology, for a nurse call systems product that helps your nursing staff to easily monitor and respond to residents, without worry!

By implementing the new Connect System in your care home facility, all of your staff and residents alike will get to enjoy many of the following benefits, including:

Customer-Led Development

One of the primary reasons behind our 60 years of success in the industry of care technology, is in our malleable approach to product design – and our willingness to listen to what our customers need from our products. The Connect System is our newest product on the market, and the clearest example of this design philosophy yet; with the Connect System meeting the exact reporting and functionality needs of residents, staff, and managers alike. 

Amongst the new features we have implemented in this nurse call system for assisted living, you’ll see the addition of wireless fall and movement devices, allowing for an increased level of accuracy and reactivity in how your staff is able to respond to adverse situations in your care homes.

Adaptability

One of the strongest advantages of the Connect System, is in its adaptability, and its ability to adjust to the unique needs of every care home environment. The modular nature of the Connect System means that it can be added to and reconfigured very easily, providing your organisation with a nurse call system for care homes that can adapt and grow, as you change the layout of your facilities in the future. You can customise your Connect System with a wide variety of different accessories and bespoke features, including a paging system, microtouch screens and display panels, wearables, bed and chair watch systems, and many more.

Easy Integration 

By making expert use of a combination of both powerful wireless technology, and seamless integration, the Connect System is fully capable of being implemented alongside a variety of different tools and platforms. This allows the Connect System to easily integrate with care planning software applications and platforms, allowing for reported data like nurse call alarms and resident data to be viewable across mobile devices. By fully integrating with different platforms and mobile devices, the Connect System allows your staff instant access to the data sets and reports they need from anywhere in your facility.

Reporting Capabilities

The Connect System leverages the wireless, integrated technology central to all of our nurse call system products for care homes, and combines it with our state-of-the-art CT Cloud Remote Reporting technology. This powerful software allows your nursing staff to efficiently monitor and respond to residents; gaining access to detailed and intuitive real-time reports with just one click. Your nursing staff and managers can access easy-to-view reports via strategically-placed Connect Touchscreens, and even their own smartphones, that detail the number of calls, the response times of recent calls, and the staff members that answered. This functionality is one of the staple features of the Connect System, and helps promote better-quality care and informed decision-making – for both residents and staff alike.

Dependable Technology

As is the case with all of the nurse call system products in our catalogue, the Connect System makes use of wireless radio technology and softwares that can be relied on in a pinch. Our Connect Systems are designed and tested to operate to ETSI EN 300 220-1 V3.1.1, Category 1 radio technology; one of the highest performance level radio receivers around, and commonly utilised in situations wherein the performance of a short-range radio device can affect the safety of human life. Essentially, our Connect Systems make use of the most reliable radio technology possible, minimising disruptions and allowing your staff to operate the system with clear peace of mind.

In any instances where you run into technical difficulties after the installation of your Connect System, our experienced Technical Assistance Centre will be on hand to deliver 24/7 support, whether it be direct engineering support, or advice over the phone. Even in the rarest of situations that you experience any technical faults or hiccups while using the Connect System, you can comfortably rely upon our support network to get your systems back on their feet with minimal fuss.

As we have hopefully outlined clearly in this article, the Connect System embodies the very best of our technological advancements, effortlessly combining wireless, integrated technology with CT Cloud Remote Reporting, for one of the most sound nurse call system solutions for care homes on the market today. If you would like to learn more about the powerful capabilities of this nurse call system, you can visit the Connect System product overview page, and you can download our product brochure here.

If you have an interest in installing the Connect System in your own care home, and would like to learn more about how this process can be started, then make sure to get in touch with us over on our Contact page. You may also be interested in visiting our Support hub, which contains lots of resources such as User Guides and FAQs, that all explain our nurse call system products for care homes in greater detail.

Written by

Barry Vacher

Date

03.07.24