Rehabilitation providers

Introduction

Proactive Monitoring and Analysis for better care

The problem:
The weeks after leaving hospital are among the most vulnerable times in an older person's life. Krumholz described this as "post-hospital syndrome": a temporary period of generalised risk, often put at 30–90 days. In it, a person can be readmitted or become unwell for reasons unrelated to the original illness.¹ The stay itself contributes. Bed rest, poor sleep, reduced nutrition and an unfamiliar environment can cause hospital-associated deconditioning, a loss of strength, balance and mobility. This is linked to longer stays and higher readmission rates,² and it is part of the wider problem of hospitalisation-associated disability, where people cannot manage everyday tasks they could before admission.³ Weaker muscles and poorer balance raise the risk of falls and make a return to independent living harder. Social risks matter too. Among older adults discharged home with home health services, living alone, depressive symptoms, multimorbidity and functional impairment were all linked to loneliness.⁴ Isolation and lack of support can also mean that a deteriorating condition goes unnoticed.

KinetiCura learns each person's own pattern of movement and flags falls, unsteadiness and unusual stillness automatically, so therapists and nursing teams remain informed. Physical observation data gathered over time also allow us to detect deterioration or changes in physical posture or movement, which can be monitored and analyzed. This allows the care or clinical staff to be pro-active in the care they provide.