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Is Your Facility Prepared for the Aged Care Reform? With more competition, aged care facilities will need to invest more in services in order to attract more residents The Living Longer Living Better aged care reform represents the start of significant changes in the aged care sector. The Accommodation Pricing Guideline, which states what consumers will need to pay for their own accommodation, will have a deep effect on the commercial and competitive environment in aged services. With a more competitive market, the demand for quality care will increase and as a consequence aged care facilities will need to invest more in their services. Having the right Nurse Call System in your facility can assist you in this transition by adding value to your services, help you reduce costs and increase resident satisfaction and safety. Austco’s flagship Solution, Tacera, is an IP-based system that enhances the care delivery process, with measurable improvements to quality of care and resident satisfaction by linking residents in real-time with caregivers, support systems and internal processes responsible for their care and safety.
interactions take place between caregivers and residents in a timely manner. In addition, the system is designed to integrate with a number of different healthcare management and information systems that can help your facility add value to its service. The most recent integration from Tacera is the Tacera Tag, which uses tracking technology to provide a secure and protected environment for wandering residents and assets.
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Tacera also anticipates and reminds caregivers of procedures and requirements in advance of them becoming issues. For example - Tacera reminds caregivers of activities such as checking on residents and when to administer medication. This improves efficiency by reducing the number of calls, but also increases the perception of the quality of care by ensuring that critical
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