RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIST CARE
Eliminating the physical and emotional distress of hospital transport. We bring premium, hospital-grade cardiac diagnostics directly to your residents.
Transporting elderly residents to external imaging centers is more than a logistical challenge it is often a source of significant physical and psychological distress.
The Heart Screen was founded on the principle that specialist care should adapt to the patient, not the other way around. By performing comprehensive echocardiograms on-site, we remove the burden of hospital transport, long waiting room delays, and the confusion of unfamiliar clinical environments.
Our sonographers are specifically trained in geriatric care, ensuring that every scan is performed with patience, dignity, and a gentle bedside manner, accommodating residents with mobility issues or cognitive impairments.
We understand that medical procedures can be frightening for residents living with dementia. Our approach is designed to maximise comfort and compliance through specialised communication and technical adjustments.
We take the time to build rapport before the scan begins, using calm, clear language to explain the non-invasive nature of the ultrasound.
By scanning in the resident’s own room, they remain surrounded by familiar objects, decreasing the ‘sundowning’ effect and environmental anxiety.
We encourage the presence of a familiar facility staff member or family member to provide reassurance throughout the 40-minute scan.
A specialised diagnostic scan is only valuable if it translates into a better care plan. We work directly with your facility’s visiting General Practitioners and Medical Officers. Once a referral is provided, we manage the patient triage and deliver detailed, specialist-reviewed reports within 48-72 hours, ensuring rapid intervention where required.
Our model is designed to minimise the impact on your nursing staff while maximising the quality of resident clinical data. We integrate quietly into your daily routine.
We coordinate with your clinical manager to identify residents requiring echocardiography based on existing referrals or preventative clinical need.
Our specialist sonographer attends the facility, moving between resident rooms with a self-contained, hospital-grade mobile unit. Nursing staff are not required to provide escorts.
A consultant cardiologist reviews all images. Detailed diagnostic reports are delivered to the resident’s GP and the facility’s medical officer within 72 hours.
We provide an essential specialist clinical service while drastically reducing the operational and emotional burden on aged care providers.
Eliminate the physical risks associated with elderly patient transport, including falls, fatigue, and exposure to hospital-acquired respiratory infections.
Residents remain in their familiar surroundings, surrounded by their own belongings and the facility staff they know and trust.
Free up your clinical and nursing staff from the time-consuming tasks of arranging patient transport and providing escorts for external appointments.