A strong resilient Wi-Fi network is no longer a nice to have in a care home increasingly reliant on digital care and business tools. Calla Marenghi outlines the issues facing providers and offers a practical upgrade roadmap.
Within most care homes, the residents, staff and visitors increasingly rely on connected devices, cloud systems, remote monitoring, video communication, staff mobile tools, alarms and telecare systems.
A strong, resilient Wi-Fi network is no longer 'nice to have' but it is central to quality of care, efficiency and future-proofing your facility. For care homes, poor connectivity can delay care delivery, reduce staff productivity, compromise resident well-being, and create risks when alarm or telecare systems fail.
With the UK's analogue phone and landline network due to be switched off by January 2027, the importance of reliable, site-wide connectivity is amplified, as many systems that traditionally relied on copper lines will now depend on digital alternatives such as 'voice over internet protocol' (VoIP) phones and Wi-Fi capabilities.
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