PainChek, the app available on smartphones and tablets that enables digital pain assessments by using facial recognition technology, is the world’s first regulatory cleared medical device for the assessment of pain. Following the earlier news of a successful trial at Summerset’s Levin Care Centre, PainChek will now be rolled out across all 24 of Summerset’s retirement villages.
With the transition to digital pain assessments due for completion by the end of July, PainChek will be present across 1,150 Summerset beds and enable best-practice pain management whilst improving the quality of care staff provide and that which residents receive.
Of this, Summerset Holdings Limited, said they aim to bring the best of life to residents, and investments in innovation and leading-edge technological solutions, such as PainChek, helps to achieve that.
Summerset’s team of clinical staff will benefit from significant time savings as well as workflow improvements once the roll-out is complete and are currently participating in education sessions together with the PainChek team.
“Our education sessions have attracted an enthusiastic team at Summerset, keen to support a pain management culture within their organisation. The team recognise the importance of pain assessment and management for those unable to verbalise their pain and also the importance in supporting pain reporting and documentation for those who can. This ensures all residents at Summerset receive an appropriate pain assessment resulting in successful pain management," said Dawn Kerr, Senior Clinical Specialist at PainChek, of the training.
Craig Moore, Project/Change Manager - Customer Experience at Summerset, said of the partnership that PainChek's implementation team has been on the journey with them. With the trial in 2021, and now rolling out to all care centres across New Zealand, Summerset have been impressed with PainChek's willingness to go the extra mile with IT support, training and change management.
Summerset joins more than 1,500 facilities around the world who have implemented PainChek to enable best-practice pain assessment and management.
To learn more about PainChek, please visit www.painchek.com/nz
