More than 1,000 PainChek™ licenses are live across 22 care locations – enabling almost 600 residents to be assessed
PainChek™ uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically recognise and measure small changes in facial expressions and voice to quantify a pain score and guide carers to provide the right support.
This will support those who are unable to reliably verbalise pain and may be left in discomfort or distress, which could lead to challenging behaviours.
We anticipate that the earlier identification and treatment of the causes of pain will help to reduce hospital admissions and falls, and also ensure medications are used appropriately.
Resources
- Read about how a pilot of PainChek™ in Central Bedfordshire has improved pain management in local care homes.
- Read some case studies demonstrating how PainChek™ supports local care homes to understand and manage their residents’ pain.
- Read about how local care homes are using PainChek™ to manage their residents’ pain.
What our care services say:
“We use PainChek™ daily – sometimes during medication rounds where people request pain relief. One gentleman in particular was in quite a bit of pain. We’ve got him on the right pain relief now and his challenging behaviour doesn’t come out half as much. It’s a confidence booster because you’ve got that evidence to say that person is in pain, go with your gut instinct.” – Claire Course, Senior Care Assistant at Oak Manor Care Home (read case study)
“[With PainChek™,] we are able to treat residents holistically. So if there is distressed behaviour, signs of infection… We can spot symptoms of pain early, implement pain relief as soon as possible, and monitor the effectiveness. We can reassure the families that the relative is comfortable, free from pain.” – Marta Kozowy, Deputy Manager and Registered Nurse at Anjulita Court Care Home (read case study)
“PainChek™ supports the gathering of information to better support our residents. The information is easy to access and track… It’s a good tool to work alongside the GP for pain management.” – Louise Norris, Deputy Home Manager at Oak Manor Care Home
“We are in the early stages of introducing PainChek™ into day-to-day practice [at two MHA homes], however the training and support given by PainChek and the project team has been really helpful. We are looking forward to introducing the tool into a third MHA home.” – Helen Press, Senior Nurse Adviser and Caldicott Guardian, MHA Care Homes
“The PainChek™ pain assessment allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of the current pain management and helps to address other crucial aspects of elderly care, which improves their quality of life, wellbeing, and appetite. This allows them to live comfortably when their pain is managed effectively.” – deputy manager of a local care home
You can find out more about what we’re doing by clicking on each of the links below. For more information on the programme, or any of our projects, please email the team.