kradle - our award-winning care planning app
For Sanctuary Care paper care plans are old-hat. We have created an in-house app called ‘kradle’ in partnership with Sanctuary’s Technology team, which won the Best Use of Technology Accolade in the Care Home Awards 2020. Our dedicated project team, many of whom previously worked in our care homes, used their expert knowledge to ensure that kradle does everything we need it to, ensuring we continue to provide the very best care that enriches the lives of our residents.
The benefits of the kradle care planning app are endless
The beauty of kradle is that instead of having to update paper care plans, staff can update them electronically on iPhones loaded with the kradle app. We can immediately update residents’ care plans with accurate and secure information at the point of care, giving staff even more time to spend with our residents.
Another huge benefit of kradle is that it is constantly evolving. As it is rolled out across our homes in England, with our homes in Scotland in coming on board as we speak, we can continually update and improve the care planning app following feedback from staff who have the very best knowledge as to what is working and what needs to improve.
Delivering truly person-centred care
Whether updating a resident’s medical information or someone would like to know what the choices are for dinner that day, with kradle, our staff have everything they need at their fingertips, giving everyone peace of mind.
Sanctuary Care’s Head of Business Transformation, Natasha Knowles said: “The beauty of kradle is that it supports us to deliver truly person-centred care that enriches our residents’ lives. For example, Betty might love the smell of baking bread because it reminds her of her mother, or John might have grown up with dogs so loves animal therapy visits.”
One of the most exciting things about kradle is that we can use it as a platform on which to build in new features, or we can add different information systems to it, so everything is in one place.
kradle has now been rolled out across our care homes in England, with the Scotland roll-out making great progress. Before each care home ‘goes live’, staff receive dedicated training, plus on-going support from specialists within the care home.
