{"id":23225,"date":"2020-04-30T19:15:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T13:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/?p=23225"},"modified":"2020-12-18T13:19:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T13:19:29","slug":"reduce-coronavirus-deaths-using-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/reduce-coronavirus-deaths-using-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"How to reduce coronavirus deaths in Ontario long-term care homes using technology?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is both devastating and heartbreaking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our grandparents, seniors, residents are dying, all alone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the latest <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/provincial\/deaths-in-ontarios-long-term-care-top-700-as-positive-cases-grow\">news<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in TorontoSun, more than 700 long-term care residents have died during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. For context, the entire Ontario province has reported 951 deaths due to COVID-19!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One of the greatest challenges we are facing is protecting our long-term care homes. We\u2019ve used every tool in our tool box and we will continue to work hard to find a solution. We need continued support from the federal government to ensure we protect our most vulnerable. <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IQrxD1bkKr\">pic.twitter.com\/IQrxD1bkKr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doug Ford (@fordnation) <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fordnation\/status\/1254052908687142914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the future of Canadian long-term care homes seems uncertain, advanced yet affordable technologies are reducing the resident deaths in Ontario, long-term care homes successfully.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>What are the reasons for resident deaths in Long term care homes in Ontario? And what is the solution?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly half of all coronavirus-related deaths in Canada happen in long-term care homes, and the number is only expected to increase, chief public health officer Theresa Tam said Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\u2b9e Reason\/Problem 1: Visitors and staff members are bringing in the virus<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering the possibility that visitors and staff members may bring in the coronavirus, the Canadian government has already banned the visitors visiting the LTC homes. But they cannot ban the entry of staff members. After all, they are caregivers and residents need them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\ud83e\udc9a Solution:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An LTC home can continue offering effective resident care with only half of the staff being physically available in LTC homes while others are providing virtual care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, virtual healthcare tools make LTC homes more productive with doctor and resident connectivity online, and we can help to make your internet uninterrupted and with a lot of other telemedicine ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We at SyS Creations, 100% believe that a virtual care tool or telemedicine tool should be a PHIPA complaint to meet the data privacy laws of the Canadian and Ontario governments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\u2b9e Reason\/Problem 2: Lack of social distancing between physicians and residents<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-COVID-19 residents need regular health checkups and to carry out regular health checkups, physicians have to disobey the social distancing guideline for a while.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But a direct contact between physicians and residents can easily transmit the virus if a physician carries it, even on his PPE.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\ud83e\udc9a Solution:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physicians should avoid direct contact with residents without affecting their regular health checkups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LTC homes should not only accommodate a virtual care tool but also train the nursing staff to navigate new technology and schedule virtual meetings between physicians and residents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\ud83e\udc9a Advanced solution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LTC homes can deploy a remote patient monitoring system and integrate it with the virtual care tool to get real-time biometric information of residents remotely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to know more about a remote patient monitoring system, <\/span><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/syscreations.ca\/patient-monitoring-system-for-long-term-care-homes-canada\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">read our dedicated blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\u2b9e Reason\/Problem 3: Delayed and ineffective care\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare professionals working in LTC homes are overburdened due to COVID-19. Extensive paperwork and many manual senior care processes make their situation even worse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On top of this, many healthcare professionals now avoid visiting LTC homes as they are scared of getting the infection. As an upshot, both non-COVID-19 and COVID-19 residents aren\u2019t able to get timely access to care which sometimes results in deaths!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\ud83e\udc9a Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LTC homes should reduce the paperwork and other administrative burdens to free up hours for healthcare professionals. But to achieve so, LTC homes should deploy a virtual care tool and robust network infrastructure which actualizes uninterrupted Wi-Fi access.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using a virtual care tool with fast Internet access, healthcare professionals can digitally note down all critical updates within seconds and focus more on resident care. Fast Internet access matters the most, here!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\u2b9e Reason\/Problem 4: Awful mental health of residents due to loneliness<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost all residents living in LTC homes in Canada are undergoing awful mental health conditions because of loneliness, their dying friends, and their helplessness.\u00a0 They are seeking emotional support like never before.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\ud83e\udc9a Solution:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the government has banned visitors from visiting the LTC homes, family members of residents do not have any option to see their loved ones except virtual visits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nurses can schedule virtual visits between residents and their family members. Such visits help residents to collect strength and be calm &amp; mentally healthy during a crisis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>How can we help to reduce resident deaths in Ontario long-term care homes?\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are one of the top IT management and consulting service providers in Ontario. We have developed our virtual healthcare solution for LTC homes and have been working with many Ontario-based LTC homes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our mastership in the Wi-Fi setup, virtual care tool deployment, staff training, and IT support will help you focus more on resident care which eventually reduces resident deaths.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to COVID-19 situation, our working pattern has changed to remotely, but our confidence remains the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will be happy to share our experience of <\/span><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/long-term-care-network-infrastructure\/\"><b>building robust network infrastructure<\/b><\/a><b> within 3 days in an Ontario-based LTC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> home remotely through AR technology during COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ontario\u2019s government is spending $243 million toward screening, personal protective equipment and infection control measures in affected nursing homes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s <\/span><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">schedule a virtual meeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to leverage technology and your idea or thought toward LTC homes and figure out a fresh solution.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is both devastating and heartbreaking.\u00a0 Our grandparents, seniors, residents are dying, all alone.\u00a0 According to the latest news published in TorontoSun, more than 700 long-term care residents have died during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. 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