How Talius changed one nurse’s mind about care in the village
- 72% fewer falls: Overnight falls dropped from eight to 2.75 a month
- Better sleep: Staff can respond only when residents need support
- Clinical support: Talius enhances judgement rather than replacing clinicians
- Family confidence: Better outcomes provided reassurance for residents’ families
Yukana Retirement Villages’ private aged care model is designed to support residents with increasingly complex care needs within the village.
With more than 40 years’ nursing experience, Care Manager June Shum (pictured top) admits the Talius connected care platform initially sounded “too good to be true”.
“But that’s not the case,” June said.
Measuring the difference
After Yukana rolled out the Talius connected care platform across its private aged care model, June wanted to see whether it was making a measurable difference for residents.
She reviewed the incident data for one resident who had been experiencing frequent overnight falls.
Before Talius SleepSense was introduced, the resident averaged around eight overnight falls each month.
After implementation, that figure fell to 2.75 falls a month – a 72% reduction.
“You can’t place a cost or a price on that,” June said.
For the resident’s family, the improvement meant fewer distressing phone calls and greater confidence that their mother was safe.
“They can see that what we are doing now is actually providing safety for their mother,” she said.
June said it was just one example of how better information was helping staff intervene earlier and support residents more effectively.
Supporting better care
For residents living with cognitive impairment, unnecessary overnight checks can sometimes create more problems than they solve.
Using the Talius dashboard, staff can see whether a resident is asleep, awake or beginning to move, allowing them to respond when support is needed rather than waking someone unnecessarily.
“If they’re not moving, don’t touch them,” June said.
Despite the results, June is clear that technology should never replace experienced clinicians.
Instead, she believes the platform gives clinicians better information to identify issues sooner and make more informed decisions.
“You’re using it not to replace clinical governance, but to enhance what you’re already doing.”
This is the third article in a four-part editorial series produced in partnership with Talius, exploring how retirement village operators are responding to changing resident expectations through leadership, care innovation and connected technology. In the final article, we explore how data, transparency and AI could shape the next generation of retirement village care.
Missed Part 2? Read Leading change in a private aged care model.
