It can be hard being in a long-term care facility for the residents and for their families. Sometimes the long-term care facility is not near family, which can be a burden on the family to drive to and fro. With COVID-19, sanitization is now a big concern, so residents may be limited as to when or if family can even visit. This can make being in a long-term care facility extremely isolating and lonely. However, we can now use and leverage technology, such as tablets, to help residents of long-term care facilities and their families stay connected.

Symtech Solutions offers a wide array of life safety communication systems and rapid response monitoring systems for your long-term care facility, from nurse call systems to wander management and digital whiteboards. Our mission is to help you streamline processes for your staff so that they have more time for patient care. Below, we’ll take a look at the benefits of new tablets for your long-term care residents. Contact our team to get started today!

Entertainment Purposes

Tablets that feature internet connections offer a wide variety of entertainment options for your long-term care residents. Some features include:

• Cable TV
• Steaming apps like Netflix
• Music apps
• Relaxation apps
• Interactive games
• And more

There are countless studies that attest to the fact that seniors should have stimulation. By providing them their own personal tablet, they can watch what they want to watch, listen to the type of music that moves them, and play whatever games they choose. Also, healthcare facilities and staff can utilize these tablets for patient care as well, such as playing relaxing music at night.

Telehealth

With today’s world, having the technology to offer telehealth appointments is paramount for your long-term care facility. Not only can this be easier on the patient who may have mobility issues, but it also may be the only way for your patients to “see” a doctor when it’s needed due to restrictions. Tablets offer the ability to connect with physicians around the world and for physicians to monitor patients remotely. This also opens up the possibility of seeing specialists. Residents miss fewer appointments due to weather-related and transportation issues, reducing any interruption in care. Call Symtech Solutions to learn more today.

Improves Resident Experience

There’s something to be said for feeling connected to the world even if you are confined to a wheelchair or can’t leave your home. Knowing the news and world events helps to give patients’ perspective and feel included in the world. Patients can personalize their music with their favorite songs and playlists. They can add family photos that scroll, which can bring a smile to their faces at the memories they see. They can watch their favorite TV shows from the past, use Zoom to see family, and even have better interactions with other residents, improving their social connections as well. Plus, having a tablet could motivate seniors to become more participate in community activities whether its virtually or in-person. It’s a priceless gift that can improve the mood, health, and well-being of your residents in immeasurable ways.

Improves Cognitive Health

Being lonely and isolated can quickly lead to depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. Furthermore, your brain is a muscle, so if it’s not exercised regularly, it will slowly start to deteriorate like any other muscle in your body. Thus, not having your brain stimulated by thinking about things can lead to a loss of function. By using a tablet, seniors can help improve their memory and their processing skills. There are even apps specifically designed to help improve memory in those with mild cognitive impairment. In short, any activity is better than no activity. When seniors engage with the world in some way, whether it’s keeping up with the news or playing games, they are using their brains in ways they wouldn’t otherwise, helping to keep their brain muscles strong. 

Symtech Solutions offers the best in technology for your long-term care facility in terms of life safety communication systems and rapid response monitoring systems. From nurse call and wander management to real time location systems (RTLS) and healthcare whiteboards, our team has been helping healthcare facilities since 1982 all across this nation improve their processes that improve patient care. Our company specializes in the design, installation, and service of these life safety communication systems. We customize all of our customers’ offerings so that all of their needs are met. We offer many different solutions so that you can have only one provider, streamlining your billing and service processes even more.

Tablets can open up a whole new world for your long-term care residents. In addition to all of the great benefits we’ve listed above for your patients, our healthcare whiteboards and tablets also offer many benefits for providers. They streamline the transmission of information between providers so that there is no interruption in patient care. They record all of the patient’s health checks and happenings, as well as their past history, and store this in one convenient location that can be accessed by all. And they help in doctor/patient communication when family visits. Since the patient can access all of their healthcare information, so too can their family. Our tablets and healthcare whiteboards are HIPPA compliant as well.

Symtech Solutions values the service that long-term care facilities provide, and the staff that care for our seniors. By helping to make their jobs easier, they are less stressed, experience less burnout, and have more time to spend with their residents. Residents report a jump in patient satisfaction with new tablets, as does staff. Consider healthcare whiteboards for your long-term care facility, and call Symtech Solutions today!