A guide to adopting Virtual Care Solutions for your parents

As our loved one's age, ensuring their safety, well-being, and comfort becomes a priority. Virtual care solutions, like HaloCare, can step in and bridge the gap between independent living, while still ensuring that quality care is received from the comfort of home.

What is Virtual Care?

Virtual care is a broad term that refers to technology-driven healthcare solutions that allows for vital sign monitoring, patient safety and wellbeing from the comfort of the individual's home.

Virtual care systems use various tools such as wearable devices systems, vital sign monitoring systems, and digital health platforms to enable the continuous oversight of the clients' health from the comfort of home.

Virtual care can help clinicians respond to health changes more swiftly and empowers the individual, promoting independence and providing them with greater control over their health journey.

Why Consider Virtual Care for Your Parents?

Virtual care enables older adults to remain in the comfort of their own homes, which is often a key desire for those on their aging journey. The familiarity of their surroundings, coupled with the ability to maintain their routine, can have a positive effect on mental and physical health and allow individuals to feel empowered living at home.

Solutions like HaloCare, provide Vital Sign Monitoring, which includes tracking vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate etc. Tracking these vital signs in real-time means that your loved ones are still able to receive quality care from the comfort of home.

A major benefit of virtual care is round-the-clock support. 24/7 support can look different for every service or solution provider but will likely include elements such as;

• Panic alarms or buttons,
• Sensors around the home to detect if someone has had a fall,
• A care support team.

HaloCare offers 24/7 support in the form of trained Care Hub team, motion detector sensors and appliance management devices which can be adopted throughout the home for privacy, while keeping the individual safe.

Steps to Adopt Virtual Care for Your Parents

The first step is understanding what kind of support your parents require. Do they have specific health conditions that need monitoring? Are they at risk of falls or other accidents? Knowing their daily habits and challenges will help you choose the best solution so they can feel empowered to live independently.

Involving your parents in the process ensures they feel empowered and comfortable with the new technology. Explain the benefits of virtual care, and how it enhances their independence and security at home.

With HaloCare, all clients receive a visit from one of our Care Consultants prior to any technology being set up at the home. This ensures that HaloCare is a good fit for the client and provides the opportunity for them to ask any questions they might have.

Once you’ve chosen a provider, work with them to install and personalise the system to suit your parent’s lifestyle. HaloCare, for instance, offers a variety of solutions that can be tailored to suit your parent's needs.

Stay engaged with your parent’s care by regularly checking in with the platform and making sure your loved ones are able to use the system confidently.

HaloCare provides access to your loved one's dashboard, at the request of the client, through the HaloCare Companion App. On the dashboard, details such as activity and movement in the home can be accessed. For loved ones that are living with a memory condition or who may be prone to wandering in the home, the Day Story within The Companion App will show if the client has left the home and when they have returned. This provides great peace of mind that your loved ones are safe at home. Should there be any activity out of the ordinary, such as doors opening at unusual times in the night, HaloCare will be able to report on this activity.

Conclusion

Adopting a virtual care solution like HaloCare can significantly improve the quality of life for your parents while giving you peace of mind. As technology continues to advance, the ability to provide high-quality care from a distance is becoming more accessible, affordable, and effective.

Explore HaloCare’s virtual care solutions today and take the first step towards ensuring that your parents live independently, safely, and comfortably in their own home for years to come.