Villette Lodge in Sunderland are already making great use of RITA!
19
Feb
2021
Villette Lodge care home in Sunderland which provides emergency care and accommodation to people with learning disabilities, recently received their RITA equipment following further investment from Sunderland Council.
Charity-funded technology improves experience of Covid-19 patients
18
Feb
2021
The hospital experience of patients recovering from Covid-19 has been improved thanks to charity funding.
Webinar Success - RITA webinar featuring Dudley MBC & North Tyneside CCG
08
Feb
2021
On Friday, Marie Spittle (Head of Service - Access & Prevention) from Dudley Metropolitan Council and Ruth Marshall (Clinical Quality Lead Nurse) from North Tyneside CCG presented the amazing outcomes achieved following their investment in RITA (Reminiscence and Interactive Therapy Activities) for their Care Homes and the positive impact the technology has had during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 100 delegates booked to attend the webinar, which just goes to show how important this topic is at the moment. Watch the webinar here
Driving Innovation in Palliative Care at North Tyneside Day Hospice
27
Jan
2021
We have recently received some amazing feedback from our Palliative Care colleagues in North Tyneside who have been maximising their use of RITA at the North Tyneside Day Hospice. Quizzes, games, photos, video clips, music, sensory, painting and even the 'my life passport' features have all been used to enhance the wellbeing and quality of life of patients. An unexpected outcome has been that patients have enjoyed using the technology and that it has not been as “frightening” as they had imagined. Many patients have been encouraged to explore technology for themselves.
“It is great to see the flexibility of the Rita system being used to support the residents of North Tyneside across the different care settings”
Ruth Marshall - Clinical Quality Lead Nurse NHS North Tyneside CCG
New Bradley Hall Care home offer innovative Skype stations for residents
18
Jan
2021
Thanks to additional investment from Dudley Metropolitan Council, care homes in Dudley are finding innovative ways to allow their residents to contact home using our larger RITA devices. Skype stations have been set up at New Bradley Hall in Kingswinford using our large 24" RITA devices, allowing residents to feel closer to their loved ones. The stories below sum up what a difference this has made!
"Are you the people who make the magic machines?"
10
Dec
2020
We have to share this story because it sums up what RITA means to those that use her!
White paper concludes that RITA directly contributed to qualitative & quantitative improvements in Care Homes in Dudley & North Tyneside
03
Dec
2020
Introducing Reminiscence Interactive Therapy Activities
Glenn Martyn Smith - RN (MH), BN (Hons), PostGradDip Nursing
Harplands Hospital - Applications of digital reminiscence therapy
01
Dec
2020
Staff at Harplands Hospital provide an insight in to how they used RITA's reminiscence and activity content to positively engage with a patient and gave him a voice again!
Withybush Further Enhances Frailty Service with Introduction of RITA
30
Nov
2020
Withybush General Hospital, based in Haverfordwest, provides acute care across Pembrokeshire to a population with high numbers of older people. Hospital admissions have been rising steadily for over a decade and there are often delays in discharging older patients, leading to outliers on medical and surgical wards. This has an adverse effect on patient care and leads to increased length of stay and increased morbidity and mortality.
Withybush joined the Acute Frailty Network in May 2018 (The first Welsh HB to do so) Since then the team has pioneered an ambitious frailty improvement project.
Addenbrooke’s Hospital reduce falls by 60% on Ward G6 with RITA
17
Nov
2020
Ward G6 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital cares for people with a wide variety of medical conditions who require admission to an acute hospital. The ward environment has been specially developed to cater better for people with delirium and dementia.
The recent acquisition of three RITA Reminiscence Interactive Therapy/Activity systems has enabled the ward to reduce falls and reduce 1-1 support. One particular patient benefitted from the person-centred content, as she no longer puts herself on the floor, which had been a regular occurrence.
The ward used RITA for an average of 12 hours per day.