Lincs Council Gives 25 Rest Homes Tech For Support

Lincolnshire care homes receive new technology that allows staff to monitor remotely.

09:50 30 April 2020

Lincolnshire County Council has partnered with Lincolnshire Care Association and the NHS to provide new technology that will protect care home staff against the coronavirus. The kit, which is designed to reduce face-to-face contact, allows staff to monitor a resident's pulse, blood pressure and temperature remotely. 

 

Council leader Martin Hill said: "I'm pleased to be able to tell you that we have been doing some work with the Lincolnshire Care Association and the NHS to equip care homes with some new technology that helps on both these fronts. 

 

"New equipment allows care staff to take patient observations including their pulse, oxygen saturation levels, blood pressure and temperature, remotely and safely. 

 

"Care homes can then share this information securely with NHS professionals, so decisions can be made about residents' care. 

 

"As well as increasing the safety of all those involved, this also reduces the need for ambulance calls and emergency admission to hospitals, and maintains essential health checks for people who need them." 

 

The authority also confirmed that additional financial support is being provided to care homes across the county because costs have gone up during the pandemic.