Overview

There are many indicators for changes in wellness. These can include:

1. Changes in sleep patterns, an early indicator for onset of dementia
2. Changes in bathroom use frequency, an indication resident may be having a reaction to new medication
3. Changes in socialization, an indicator for various potential wellness concerns

Walkthrough

Mr. Jones is a relatively health senior with a history of hypertension. One of his medications has recently been changed. These changes have been logged into the resident profile for Mr. Jones. Shortly after this change, he begins visiting the bathroom more frequently but self-evaluates this as a minor side effect of his medication and ignores the symptom.

IndeCare records the change in bathroom visit frequency and initiates an alert. Correlating the alert with Mr. Jones’s resident profile, IndeCare adds a recommendation that the care provider have medical staff check for an adverse reaction to change in medication. This action could help avoid a serious wellness problem for Mr. Jones.