Tips for making the most out of video comms in aged care

Published 6th August 2020

Bandwidth, back-up and brilliant staff are among the key ingredients of successful video conferencing in aged care, writes Natasha Egan.

The spread and threat of coronavirus is seeing a huge increase in the use of a particular technology application by aged care organisations around the country. Video calls. For both in-house meetings and keeping residents and family members connected, aged care is ramping up its use of video conferencing technologies.

Among them is New South Wales provider SummitCare, which uses a Google platform across its business plus iPads at each facility for residents to use for communication and activities.

To read the full article, please visit the Australian Ageing Agenda website.

Source:
Natasha Egan, 2020, Australian Ageing Agenda (https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au)