It is no suprise that Symtech Solutions' digital whiteboard telehealth feature is making a big impact in the healthcare industry, especially after COVID-19. People have realized that you can still receive exemplary care from a healthcare professional even if you aren't in the same room. For those who, for one reason or another, can't get to a doctor, telehealth has become a life-saver.
Symtech Solutions is a leading provider of life safety communication systems in area hospitals, medical centers, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities across our service area, which includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia. We offer telehealth, wander management, nurse call systems, and so much more. Below, we'll take a look at how telehealth is impacting long-term care. Get in touch with us today!
Avoiding Travel for Residents
Many seniors have mobility issues or cognitive issues that make travel uncomfortable, if not downright difficult. In fact, traveling to see a medical professional can be traumatic and stressful, too. For instance, if a resident falls in the middle of the night, getting them safely up without doing any more damage and having them transported to an area emergency room is difficult to say the least. However, if a simple telehealth phone call with a nurse or doctor is all that is needed for an accurate assessment, then the patient has been spared the needless stress and hassle. Time and money have also been saved.
Saving Organizational Resources
One of the biggest problems in healthcare is having enough resources to continue to offer the absolute best care. These resources can be in terms of the best doctors, financial resources, or institutional resources. Telehealth has the unique ability to stretch resources for the healthcare facility since it saves so much time and money. Telehealth makes everyone's life easier.
Improved Access to Care
Another big benefit of telehealth is in its simplicity. Teleconferencing software is fairly intuitive, and as long as a patient has access to a mobile device (phone, iPad, computer, etc) and the internet, telehealth is possible for anyone, no matter their demographics. In long-term care facilities, many are now embracing technology and investing in digital whiteboards or other personal electronic devices for the residents to use, not only for healthcare visits, but also for entertainment, medication monitoring, and so much more.
Makes Life More Comfortable
For many, aging takes its toll, and life can be both uncomfortable and painful. It's crucial to make life as comfortable as possible for those with chronic illness or diseases. Remote monitoring and telehealth offers access to specialists that just would not be possible otherwise. Plus, telepsychiatry is making waves, too, so for those residents who need a bit of counseling to deal with grief, loneliness, or other disorders, telehealth can help.
Enhanced Patient Care
The bottomline is that telehealth enhances patient care. Having a doctor just a simple phone call away is revolutionary and something not even possible twenty years ago. Healthcare has advanced so much that long-term care residents can and should have many comfortable years in facilities, leading a very high-quality life despite their age.
Long-Term Care in the Home
With aging Baby Boomers, there simply will not be enough beds in facilities to care for the need that is right around the corner. Thus, the possibility of more people aging in place at home with caregivers is becoming more of a reality. Not only is long-term care offered in the home half the cost of long-term care in facilities, but it also is something that many people now prefer. Plus, with the comfort level associated with one's own home, many argue that patients live longer and are happier with this method.
PARTNER WITH SYMTECH SOLUTIONS TODAY
Symtech Solutions is proud to offer telehealth services though our digital whiteboards. We recognize the benefits that telehealth can bring to seniors living in long-term care facilities, and we are here to help. Our team has decades of experience offering the highest-quality life safety communication systems that both improve patient care and help with staff workflow and ease the burdens they feel and face.
Many patients love the ease and convenience of teleconferencing with healthcare professionals, as well as the speed. No longer is going to see the doctor a chore or even something to dread. And with remote monitoring, the number of times you even have to schedule a doctor's appointment may decrease, too. Best of all, everyone's costs of healthcare go down, which enables more resources to be redirected back into providing the best patient care.
If you are interested in learning more about how our telehealth services can benefit your long-term care facility, reach out to us today!