Dementia Care Management System. (Nurse Call/Communications).The Vigil vigil (vĭj`əl) [Lat.,=watch], in Christian calendars, eve of a feast, a day of penitential preparation. In ancient times worshipers gathered for vespers before a great feast and then waited outside the church until dawn for the liturgy (Mass). [R] Dementia dementia (dĭmĕn`shə) [Lat.,=being out of the mind], progressive deterioration of intellectual faculties resulting in apathy, confusion, and stupor. In the 17th cent. System is part of the Vigil Integrated Care Management System[TM], a customized, modular monitoring and care-planning system that also includes Vigil[R] Nurse Call and Vigil[R] Duress duress (dy  `rĭs, d`–, d . Vigil Dementia provides residents with dementia a means of summoning help without being cognitively alert. Strategically placed sensors continually monitor the room to detect: unexpected behavior, and the system automatically reports incidents to the caregiver care·giv·ern. 1. An individual, such as a physician, nurse, or social worker, who assists in the identification, prevention, or treatment of an illness or disability. 2. via a silent pager. Because behavior patterns are recorded, Vigil can be customized to provide care and security to each resident without the need for alarms and lights. The system increases job satisfaction and nighttime efficiency by minimizing unnecessary interventions, allowing staff to focus on resident care. CIRCLE 47 ON READER SERVICE CARD |
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