PainChek General Discussion, page-19867

https://www.ukcareweek.com/exhibitors/painchek-uk-limited

Presenting 6-7th July at UK Care Week. I find the last benefit to be interesting:

Pain is common: Up to 80% of people in aged care experience chronic pain. But pain often goes undetected and untreated. Pain is difficult to assess. Tools to assess pain are often not used or use subjective rating scales. Accurately identifying pain can:- Improve quality of life- Reduce rates and severity of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia- Reduce rates of incorrectly prescribed antipsychotics- Improve staff retention