Keys to Care vs Gripwise

If elderly care matters to you, open the Keys to Care app. As a care worker, relative or carer at home you will find inspirational, practical guidance to help you improve the health and wellbeing of those you look after. On topics from Continence Care to Emergencies it gives reminders of what to think about, ask and do. This friendly app also gives news and information, plus links and opportunities to share your own experience. The Keys to Care • The Care Plan • Care at Night • Continence Care • Daily Life • Dementia • Eating & Drinking • Emergencies • End of Life Care • Family & Friends • Listening & Talking • Mouth & Teeth Care • Privacy & Choice The Keynotes Each Key to Care gives a link to its Keynote with more details, examples of good practice and ideas you could use, plus a note of legal requirements and recent research. Produced by The Relatives & Residents Association (R&RA) with specialist advice and the help of people who live and work in residential care homes, the Keys to Care app also features: • News and comment - finance, regulation, issues of concern • Twitter – R&RA mediated • More – useful links R&RA welcomes users’ views. info@relres.org

60% of the elderly persons above 65 years of age, suffer from some degree of the Frailty Syndrome. The Frailty Syndrome is considered as “The holy grail of geriatric medicine” (WHO – Clinical Consortium on Healthy Ageing - 2016). From this information, it is apparent that Frailty screening, diagnosis and treatment are of major relevance, more so, because Frailty is potentially modifiable with adequate and opportune simple interventions. Gripwise is a Smart Dynamometer that provides simplicity of use, fast and accurate assessment of strength and this APP is it's interface. With this App you can create the profile of your clients, including their anamnesis, setup the workflow for several types of assessments. With Gripwise solution it's possible to track the progress of frailty in a simple and effective way. The information provided by Gripwise application is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.