News
Sensor Based Technology Showcase
Will Jones, December 2024
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We were delighted to be invited to a fantastic event organised by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health Care Trust showcasing sensor based technology for care homes.
The event took place at the amazing Co Lab at Kidderminster Hospital and was attended by care home managers and staff from across the region. During the event Gerry and Will were able to present to the audience and have lots of useful conversations on how sensors can increase care provision in a residential setting. The project that Cascade3d took part in at The Gables Rest Home in Kidderminster was also showcased. The event was a great success and a really good opportunity to meet in person with so many care professionals.
Surrey County Council TECH Engagement Day
Rhian Gulliver, November 2024
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Gerry and Will had a fantastic day networking at the Surrey County Council TECH (Technology Enabled Care & Homes) Engagement Day.
The event was a wonderful opportunity to connect with other suppliers and Surrey County Council practitioners and discuss how sensor based technology can support individuals living at home.
For anymore information please contact us - 01285 425690 | contact-us@cascade3d.com
or if you have event you are running we would like to hear from you.
Quality Seal of Approval
Will Jones, October 2024
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We are delighted to announce that Cascade3d has once again passed the TSA Quality Standards Framework audit and has been found to be compliant with requirements of the framework. We are really proud to once again be recognised for the level of quality our Cascade3d Connected Care system provides and high standard of support available from the team at Cascade3d.
Cascade3d Connected Care App
Will Jones, September 2024
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Our new Cascade3d Connected Care mobile app is now available for professionals and family members to make using Cascade3d Connected Care even easier. The app is available in both the Apple and Google Play stores for iPhones and Android devices. One of our app users has given us this fantastic quote:
“The Cascade3d app has made the information much more accessible for my sister and brother. They were not logging onto the online dashboard very often and as I take on most of the responsibility, they did not feel they needed to do so. But they are now regularly looking at the app and messaging things they have noticed to me like ‘Dad didn’t get up in the night’ or ‘Did you see the Carer turned up early’. I was taken aback as they had not really made the effort to use it before. My father also enjoys viewing the app and looking to see what he has done during the day. He finds it interesting and helps remind him of his movements.”
For more information on the Cascade3d Connected Care App and how to download it please click here.
Discreet and Effective
Will Jones, August 2024
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Our sensors are discreet but effective, they can be used in very simple way whilst still achieving great results. Read how the Cascade3d Connected Care System was used in a 24-bed care home in Community Housing TECS latest fall prevention pilot. This project demonstrates how technology enabled care enhances the level of care in a residential setting whilst providing residents with greater independence.
Welcome on board Vayyar
Will Jones, July 2024
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We are thrilled to be adding the Vayyar falls detector to our Cascade3d Connected Care System. The falls detector will work alongside our existing sensors supporting elderly and vulnerable residents in their own homes. We are especially excited to see the difference the Vayyar sensors can make to our installations in residential care settings where stumbles, slow falls and actual falls can all be detected and alerted to the onsite staff. Please get in touch if you would like more information on our new sensors or how Cascade3d Connected Care can provide predictive and preventative care in a residential setting.
We’ve been extra busy recently working with our leisure sector customers.
Will Jones, June 2024
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Cascade3d has been asked to support a number of projects working with customer using the Xn Leisure Management system to provide a financial extract from the leisure database (in the correct format) for direct import into various financial accounting systems. As well as improving accounting accuracy and reducing staff time these automated projects are a great example of Cascade3d joining up data and making back office tasks much easier for already busy staff.
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In you have a database project or multiple systems that you need to connect please get in touch!
Virtual Wards approaching their launch date
Will Jones, May 2024
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We’ve been continuing work on our Virtual Wards project with the NHS. The project is approaching launch, and training is taking place with the health care teams who will be looking after the patients. My blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels were tested about 20 times during the training sessions and can happily report my readings are all normal! It was really interesting to see the technology working first hand and what a difference this should make for patients being cared for in their own homes.
For more information on how Cascade3d Connected Care can link to medical devices, please contact us.
'Enabling You With Technology' Case Study
Rhian Wyman, April 2024
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Our latest case study is a summary of an ongoing project with Mole Valley Life and Surrey County Council called 'Enabling You With Technology'. Over the past 4 years our Cascade3d Connected Care system has been supporting the Proactive and Preventative team at Mole Valley Life. Read the case study to learn how the Cascade3d Connected Care system has been installed and is enabling residents to continue living independently in their own homes.
Shortlisted as an award finalist!
Rhian Wyman, March 2024
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We are super proud to announce that Cascade3d CEO Gerry Hodgson has been shortlisted for the prestigious TSA ITEC Strategic Leader Award. The award ceremony and presentations will take place at the ITEC conference on Monday 18th March 2024.
The nomination is well deserved for Gerry who for the last 20 years has guided his team to innovate, develop and deliver the Cascade3d Connected Care system which is now supporting hundreds of elderly and vulnerable individuals across the UK and helping them to live independently and safely in their own homes.
We would like to wish all of the other finalists the very best of luck and look forward to seeing you in Birmingham.
Not long till the TSA ITEC Conference 2024
Rhian Wyman, March 2024
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There are only 2 weeks to go until the TSA ITEC Conference 2024.
We are looking forward to attending again this year as this event is a great networking opportunity with so many organisations in the health care sector under one roof. If you are visiting the conference do pop by stand 30 and learn how Cascade3d Connected Care can help residents live independently at home for longer.
TSA ITEC Conference 2024 18th & 19th March, The ICC, Birmingham.
How Cascade3d Connected Care provided evidence to create the right care package for an individual in South Wales.
Will Jones, February 2024
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Technology Enabled Care - Case Study
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Background
Jean (not her real name) has a diagnosis of dementia. She lives alone and is supported by her local family. There was a suspicion that Jean wasn't coping well on her own and needed a care package alongside the family support she was receiving. Jean had sometimes left her home alone and on one occasion became confused when in town, which led to a fall and hospital admission.
After hospital discharge, Occupational Therapists working with Jean wanted to get a better understanding of her movement patterns, daily routines and habits around the home. In particular, what time of day and how frequently she went outside on her own. Jean sometimes stays with her nearby partner in his house, so it was important to see when she was living at home how independent she was managing.
Technology Enabled Care
Cascade3d Connected Care was installed in Jean’s home to better understand her habits and timings and the frequency of her leaving the property. The system included discreet motion and door sensors around the house and cooking appliance monitoring devices in the kitchen.
The system was installed by the Monmouthshire Careline team and supported by Cascade3d with regular online meetings to help interpret the data being generated by the system.
Result
The Cascade3d Connected Care system helped to show that Jean was not living as independently at home as hoped for and that she wasn’t coping with her day-to-day personal care needs. The practitioner looking after the case was able to use the evidence from the sensor reports to show that Jean was standing for long periods of time by the front door and that kitchen appliances were only being used after the front door had been opened, which suggested that family members were visiting and making food for Jean.
It also showed that she wasn’t going into the bathroom for a long enough time to undertake personal care, and that she had no real sense of routine around the house. This supported the Occupational Therapist’s previous assessment, and highlighted that she had significant care needs. This led to a family meeting taking place and a social worker being allocated to organise a suitable package of care.
More information?
For more information on Cascade3d Connected Care please contact us by one of the following:
www.cascade3d.com | 01285 425690 | contact-us@cascade3d.com
Cascade3d Turns 21
Rhian Wyman, January 2024
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Last month we celebrated our 21st Birthday! We'd like to say huge thank you to all the companies we have worked with over these past years and are looking forward to seeing what the future brings.
