Safety and security are always top priorities when it comes to senior care. Nursing homes are a popular choice for many families, but are the safety measures in these facilities really enough to make residents feel completely secure? Let’s discuss this with Hio.
Factors determining safety
Safe facilities – the core issue
- Safe facilities include not only infrastructure and machinery, but also a friendly and comfortable living environment. This is not something that every nursing home can provide.
- Assistive devices such as wheelchairs, bed rails, bed lifts, and bathing devices for the elderly can help reduce the risk of accidents. Lack of such assistive devices increases the risk of accidents.
- However, the above-mentioned support devices cannot completely protect the elderly if the living environment is not safe. On the other hand, if medical staff are not properly trained in the use or operation of support devices, the risks of accidents, injuries, and fractures can still occur.
Fall prevention – a factor that cannot be ignored
In Vietnam in 2020, it is estimated that there are about 1.5 – 1.9 million Elderly people fall every year, 5% of whom are hospitalized due to injuries. At the Department of Geriatrics - Palliative Care, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City (UMPH), each month there are about 17% patients hospitalized due to falls or fall-related events. – Source: suckhoesoisong.
However, sometimes due to space specificities, lack of monitoring systems can increase the risk of serious injuries in elderly falls.
To minimize risk, Nursing homes often apply the following measures:
- Encourage the elderly to exercise more to maintain healthy muscles and joints.
- Rugs and loose items should be securely fastened to the floor to prevent slipping.
- Maintain proper lighting and clear walkways for easy movement.
- Surveillance camera system to assist in case of emergency
However, sometimes due to space specificities, lack of monitoring systems can increase the risk of serious injuries in elderly falls.
Staff to Resident Ratio
With the aging population in Vietnam expected to increase to 11.8 million by 2024, the demand for health care for the sick and elderly is increasing. Therefore, nurses at elderly care centers play an important role in ensuring the health of the elderly.
However, not all nursing homes can provide full-time or personalized care for each resident. This can cause a number of security issues, such as:
- No response plan for medical emergencies or natural disasters, Regular rehearsals are necessary, but are often skipped or not taken seriously due to lack of staff.
- Elderly people isolated, ignored In care workers, bullying or physical abuse is harder to detect than in caregivers. However, this situation is happening to many elderly people living in nursing homes.
Safe and secure home care methods so what?
When considering safety and security in everyday life. Can “Home care service” is a popular alternative to nursing homes. With this service, you can minimize the above risks and combine it with personalized care for the elderly in your family.
- Special care fall prevention: Measures are designed based on the home and personal living habits of each elderly person.
- Emergency response plans are specifically designed for each client.
- Combined use AI technology advanced and smart devices help monitor and report health status, providing peace of mind for the family.
Home care from Hio not only provides peace of mind about safety and security but also maintains family bonds that a nursing home cannot match. Check out our services and Book right!
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