This PC based interactive videophone, using existing telephone lines , provides for two-way monitoring of frail older adults in their own home. It is designed to supplement VNA of Somerset Hills home visits to patients with congestive heart failure and other chronic illness. The monitoring unit has the capacity to check heart and lung sounds, and monitor blood pressure, heart rate and respiration.
Interactive features allow for reinforcement of caretaker education.
This program is designed specifically for frail older adults in Somerset and Morris Counties. We have been able to detect some problems early, and make appropriate changes in patients' treatment plans. They find the equipment easy to use, and our nurses are excited by the possibilities the technology brings to patient care.