Emerging Technology Category: The Emergency Technology category acknowledges innovators who have developed technology-driven tools showing great potential for improving care and/or the bottom line, even though they are not yet in the broad marketplace. Neursantys won top honors in this category for their pilot study with The Forum at Rancho San Antonio and LCS for their entry titled “NEURVESTA Vestibular Stimulation Therapy for Restoring Balance.”
The study, involving 35 residents, showed that the protocol can enhance balance and lower the risk of falls, resulting in residents feeling more confident to participate in group outings and return to their exercise classes, and delaying the potential need for a higher level of care.
Falls Prevention, Management or Detection: The Falls Prevention, Management or Detection category recognizes the use of technology that helps providers reduce the risk of falls injuries among residents, patients or clients. The NEURVESTA technology also netted Neursantys, The Forum at Rancho San Antonio and LCS the top honors in this category for their entry, “Non-invasive Vestibular Stimulation Therapy for Balance Recovery.”
Every resident in a pilot program achieved improvement in balance and other fall-related risk factors. And the number of participants who were classified as “high fall-risk” decreased by 75%.