When the safety of someone’s loved one is involved, high level security is the expectation. A good security system tailor made for an aged care facility would include security cameras, alarm system, access control and alarm monitoring.
Security Cameras For Nursing Homes
Security cameras are an important part of any business’s security system but hold additional value in the aged care sector. While on the one hand useful for deterring and catching criminal activity, CCTV security camera systems are also invaluable in the care of vulnerable aged care residents. There are many reasons when caring for the elderly that visual 4K real time footage can be useful, including explaining injuries due to slips and falls, monitoring behaviours of residents and evaluating care provided by staff. Having evidence from security cameras is essential for unfortunate cases of liability claims and family concerns and disputes, allowing aged care centres to confidently protect their reputations.
Access Control For Nursing Homes
Restricting and controlling access to various areas of facilities allows staff to ensure the security of themselves and occupants. Controlling access to the property is not only necessary for keeping out unauthorised visitors. Due to the nature of some of its most vulnerable residents, access control is a key component of a security system for a nursing home. Patients with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia can easily forget where they are going and what they are doing, become lost and confused. Selecting a range of access control suited for each area of the property can allow residents to move around freely within any areas that are safe for them to do so. When families entrust their mother, grandfather or aunt to an aged care facility, they want to know that their loved one will be kept out of harm’s way. Well placed, quality access control keeps residents safe while giving their families the peace of mind they need.
Alarm Systems For Nursing Homes
The first thing the average person thinks of as a security system is an alarm system. Alarms are excellent for alerting to criminal activity and a variety of complex situations within aged care facilities, which is why it remains such an integral part of any security system, and something we recommend as essential. But how the alarm system is monitored matters. Self-monitored alarm systems can be delayed by mobile connectivity or availability. In aged care, that delay could be dangerous. In contrast, alarm monitoring ensures quick response. Back to base alarm monitoring is where your alarm systems are continuously monitored by a 24/7 alarm centre. If the system is triggered by a resident or intruder or loses functionality for reasons such as low batteries or poor signal transmission, someone will immediately identify this and contact the appropriate personnel. This allows you to rest at ease knowing that your alarm response will always be efficient and effective.
Contact Sec Tech Group
For family members of residents, comfort, safety and the wellbeing of their loved one is the highest priority when selecting an aged care facility. Brisbane’s Sec Tech Group complete evaluations, recommendations, and installations of security systems to a high standard, supplying all security system needs for aged care facilities Queensland wide.
