PainChek General Discussion, page-16336

For those that were also concerned re the number of cumulative assessments, here's a little analysis I did.
The number of assessments done per day is consistently growing. As per my previous post there are reasons there is no direct correlation with contracted beds, as follows;

- Contracted beds is a leading indicator of demand for PainChek. These commercial agreements often take time to roll out and fully train the facilities and staff.
- Pain assessments are a lagging indicator of clinical utility.
- On average around 40-50% of residents are unable to self-report their pain and therefore need access to PainChek but Painchek contracts across all beds in a facility for ease of use – so that’s another factor that needs to be taken into account.
- Pain assessments are a duty of care in aged care and are carried out as needed. Clinical practice differs from one aged care home to another based on their protocols. So there is no average or standard to compare utility from one aged care home to another.

This has eased my concerns