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The Hamilton Village Care Centre will be the first long-term care facility within Vancouver Coast Health to implement the Sleepsense alarm onto residents’ beds.

Tochtech’s Sleepsense will send notifications to healthcare workers whenever a resident gets out of bed, has not returned to bed or has a medical emergency while in bed. Sleepsense bed exit alerts are sent to smartphones or other integrated nurse call systems used by Hamilton Village Care Centre. Additionally, the sensor will collect sleep quality data, such as heart and breathing rate, allowing caregivers to adjust care plans or intervene and avert potential medical emergencies.

Jessica Yang, CEO of Tochtech Technologies, said that the aging population needs quality sleep to recharge their physical and mental health for the next day.
“Sleep can tell a lot,” Yang said, “having the report can help the caregivers plan accordingly and help the resident to settle down.”

The sensors are placed under the bed frame, so will feel less invasive to the residents’ privacy. Yet, it can detect a wide range of body movements and vital signs without disrupting sleep, regardless of where the sleeper is positioned.

“You can drop sesame seeds into the bed, and it can sense the vibration and the change of weight,” Yang said.

Melissa Bawtinheimer, general manager of Hamilton Village Care Centre, said that Sleepsense’s pilot phase has yielded much positive feedback, and she is excited to proceed with the installation in early February.

“The ability to analyze the sleep data without the staff standing over the residents to see if they’re asleep, really does give us a leg up in terms of supporting their overall health quality,” Bawtinheimer said.

Before having Sleepsense, the Hamilton Village Care Centre couldn’t accurately evaluate the residents’ sleep quality, making pinpointing the reason behind constant fatigue more tricky.
“They potentially could be at greater risk for fall, or something medically going on that’s new that we weren’t aware of,” Bawtinheimer said, stating that having the sleep data available can make the caregivers more proactive and support the residents’ quality of life.

The Hamilton Village Care Centre will install up to 65 units, covering half of the residence and more when the centre receives additional EquipCare Funding.The centre’s caregivers will be trained to familiarize themselves with the system as it is scheduled to go live in early March.

The residents’ family members will also be able to access the sleep data through Sleepsense’s online portal.

Tochtech’s Sleepsense has won the 2020 AGE-WELL competition and is planning to become more flexible for hospital and private residents.

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Broadway Lodge thrilled to be able to offer proactive resident care with Toch Sleepsense bed sensor technology

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Broadway Lodge, a 114-bedroom care home located just outside Granville Island in Vancouver, is one of the increasing number of seniors’ homes looking to innovative technologies like Toch Sleepsense to enhance the safety and wellbeing of their residents.

 

Tochtech is thrilled to be working with Broadway Lodge on a pilot program to trial Tochtech’s award-winning Sleepsense bed sensor technology.  Two weeks into the trial and Broadway Lodge management is already seeing the benefits of the system which enables them to be proactive with care for residents.  “We are always looking for innovative technologies to enhance the safety and health and wellness of our residents. The sleep data and information Sleepsense is able to provide on our residents’ sleep patterns is so valuable and information we have never previously had. This information helps us better understand some of the health and sleep challenges our residents are experiencing and allows us  to be proactive in how we can better serve and care for them. Providing 21st Century care continues to inform our practice and shape our vision. At Broadway Lodge we are committed to our mission of ‘excellence in care’ and we feel Sleepsense can play a role in helping us achieve this”, says Rosemary Dunn, Assistant Executive Director at Broadway Lodge.

 

Placed under the frame of the bed, Sleepsense is able to detect body movement, in and out of bed status and vital signs (heart and breathing rate). Real time alerts are then sent directly to caregivers’ smartphones or a nurse call system when a health or safety risk is identified. Sleepsense ensures care staff are constantly updated on the status of residents without having to physically check on them, and alerted on residents most in need of assistance. This new technology offers residents increased safety, especially high risk residents in Assisted Living and Long Term Care. Toch Sleepsense was the recent winner the 2020 AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge Competition.

 

Senior living providers interested in participating in the Sleepsense pilot program can contact Tochtech at 1-800-360-1286 or [email protected]

 

For more information on Sleepsense please watch our video and read the following article.

Tochtech Technologies February 2021 webinar events

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Tochtech Technologies is delighted to have been invited to present at the following events for the month of February:

 

February 9th and 23rd: MCSA Brainy Boomer Lecture Series

McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA) Lecture Series, a popular lecture series which started in 2007  aims to educate seniors and the community on topics related to healthy aging. Since the pandemic started, MCSA has begun offering its lecture series virtually and with great success! 

Registration for the upcoming lecture event can be done at http://CMEV.eventbrite.com

MCSA was established in 1985 as a multi-disciplinary academic unit dedicated to gerontological research and postgraduate teaching on the mechanisms of aging as well as prevention of age-associated disorders. The MCSA has achieved international recognition for its integrative work on the neurodegeneration of the aging central nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases. The Centre’s scientists are renowned for their contributions in the fields of Alzheimer and Parkinson’s diseases and other cognitive disorders. More information on MCSA can be found at http://mcsa.ca

Previous lecture events can be viewed on the MCSA Lecture Series YouTube channel.

 

 

February 11th: The Senior’s Choice

The Senior’s Choice is the world’s largest membership network of senior care providers. Home care agencies associated with The Senior’s Choice are among the top performers in their respective markets when it comes to overall client satisfaction. It goes to show that when you provide caring and talented professionals with our outstanding training, exclusive programs and the best operating systems and support in the industry, good things are bound to happen.

The Senior’s Choice is interested in introduceingTochtech Technologies products to their members to help them better support seniors and their families who choose to age at home. More information on The Senior’s Choice can be found at https://theseniorschoice.com

2020 Wrap Up

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As 2020 comes to a close the team at Tochtech Technologies would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and business.

2020 has been the most challenging year for most of our clients who work with seniors and in the care sector, or are family caregivers. We would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for the amazing work you are doing in supporting our seniors.

Like most businesses the world over, Tochtech has had to adjust to the pandemic restrictions and are happy to report we were able to do this without major disruption to our operations. Some 2020 highlights for Tochtech include winning the 2020 AGEWELL National Competition with our latest Toch Sleepsense bed sensor and the validation of this new technology with a number of pilots at care homes throughout BC. This year also saw us expand our partnerships with a number of local partners that include, SeniorAdvocate.ca and Age Friendly Business ,and increase our global reach in Australia and New Zealand. 2020 has seen our business in China progress with the establishment of a joint venture with a local enterprise and the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary.

As we look forward to this year ending and towards 2021 with much hope, the team at Tochtech wish you a very happy holiday season.