The SARA Home system is accessible through a computer or tablet and gives nurses and carers access to a personalised profile and health plan for each patient in their care.
Two pilots are currently ongoing in nursing homes in Finland and the Netherlands, with a particular focus on patients in closed psychiatric departments living with first-stage dementia.
Through specific cognitive exercises, patients in these stages are thought to be able to improve their mental and physical condition and avoid or delay the onset of the second, more acute stage of the illness. Due to limited resources in adult care facilities, staff are often unable to spend as much time one-on-one with patients carrying out these exercises as is desirable.
