Transforming data into proactive care actions for seniors

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In the first part of this two-blog series, we discussed the high fall risk for seniors and the need to transition from expensive and inaccessible gait labs to a more practical, widely available, and cost-effective way to proactively prevent falls with the use of advanced technology to collect and analyze gait. 

Now, in part two, we’ll dive into what matters most: action. We’ll review how actionable insights, including real-time alerts and streamlined documentation, help senior care providers stay ahead of mobility risks, intervene proactively, and deliver more effective, personalized care and prevent falls. 

From alerts to action: how senior care facilities can intervene

Alerts for fall risk and other health concerns are only as valuable as the action they prompt. OneStep helps to ensure that every notification leads to a meaningful intervention:

• Seniors who are at risk for a fall can be easily identified through regular screening, allowing for preventative intervention to reduce the likelihood of a fall.
• Care teams can use objective data to justify more care for improved functional outcomes and reduced readmission rates.
• OneStep helps create personalized exercise programs to improve balance, strength, and coordination.

By seamlessly integrating technology with personalized care, OneStep empowers senior care facilities to deliver safer, highly effective, and increasingly proactive support, helping to ensure every data-driven insight leads to meaningful action and improved outcomes.

How OneStep alerts care teams to health risks & progress

​Senior care providers—whether in home health, assisted living, or skilled nursing—require more than just data; they need clear, actionable insights to facilitate preventive measures. By simply carrying a smartphone and no other additional equipment, a senior’s gait data can be continuously collected and analyzed as they go about their everyday activities within their natural living environments.

Walking speaks volumes when it comes to detecting early signs of health risks, offering a window into an individual’s overall well-being and providing invaluable opportunities for timely intervention.

What OneStep can detect:

• Functional changes – The system continuously assesses a senior’s fall risk profile and scores them as a low, medium, or high risk. The fall risk assessment (FRA), provides an evidenced-based score that alerts care teams to take action before an accident happens. OneStep’s proprietary AI-powered algorithms can identify a decline and need for more care. When a resident or patient’s mobility has declined significantly, OneStep will identify an opportunity to refer them for more care.  
• Progress tracking – Just as OneStep flags fall risks, it also tracks trends of improvements and declines, providing a thorough history and future projection of mobility status. OneStep’s walk score is an aggregated score that provides insight into the quality of a person’s gait, providing instant, real-time feedback with every walk.  An improved walk score can be a powerful motivator for seniors to keep up with therapy and exercise.
• Engagement alerts – If a senior isn’t completing their home exercises or responding to check-ins, OneStep alerts caregivers to step in and encourage participation.

Clinician-friendly documentation & communication 

OneStep goes beyond just alerts. It makes documentation easier and more efficient. Better documentation in senior care improves senior outcomes by enhancing communication, reducing errors, ensuring continuity of care, and enabling timely interventions.

• Seamless EMR integration – OneStep automates progress tracking, instantly generating notes and texts for seamless EMR integration. We know documentation is time-consuming, especially for objective outcome measures, so we made it possible to create thorough notes in seconds by pulling from automatic data collection.
• Actionable notes – Fully customizable notes display gait measurements in clear, graphical formats, helping seniors visualize their progress and better understand their therapy journey.

This streamlined documentation ensures that care plans stay up-to-date, personalized, and actionable. It’s all about helping senior care teams work smarter, not harder. Seamless documentation makes interdisciplinary care collaboration simple – while saving clinicians time and allowing them to focus on providing care. 

Take the next step in senior care

OneStep is more than just an app. It’s a game-changer in senior care. Whether you run a home health agency, assisted living facility, or skilled nursing facility, OneStep helps every senior take their next step more safely.

Schedule a call today and discover how OneStep can revolutionize your senior care facility.

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