Inpatient psychiatric units lack real-time monitoring and intervention for patients entering other patients' rooms, especially overnight, leading to delayed awareness and reliance on post-incident reporting.
Existing camera systems are not unit-specific and are only reviewed after an incident is reported by a patient; there is no real-time monitoring or alerting for inappropriate room entries, so events are often missed until after the fact.
Workarounds Described
- Patients report incidents after the fact
- Security manually pulls tape from specified time frames after a report
Implied Software Gaps
- Real-time room entry detection and alerting system for psychiatric units
- Automated incident logging and reporting for quality improvement
SafeWard Sentinel
SafeWard Sentinel is a real-time monitoring and alerting system for inpatient psychiatric units that detects when patients enter other patients' rooms, especially during overnight hours, and immediately notifies unit staff for prompt intervention. It uses discreet sensors or AI-enhanced existing cameras to respect privacy while ensuring safety, reducing reliance on post-incident tape review.
- Real-time alerts to staff devices when a patient enters a room not assigned to them
- Unit-specific monitoring dashboard separate from central security
- Overnight motion/entry detection with nurse station pop-ups
- Incident logging with timestamps for QI review and reporting
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