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Our Reminiscence Interactive Therapy Activities (RITA) technology is aimed at augmenting the care delivered to older people, those suffering with Dementia, Mental Health conditions, acute brain injuries and learning difficulties as a means of supporting them, reducing their agitation, isolation, depression and delirium. We have now supplied RITA to over 1000 care facilities across the UK including hospitals (Acute MH & Community), care homes, hospices, CCG’s and Councils.

Whilst the primary purpose of RITA is to enhance quality of life and wellbeing; the bi-product outcomes of using RITA cannot be ignored. These outcomes continue to be reported and include:

  • Has contributed to a reduction in falls by up 76.9%
  • Reduced 1:1, 2:1 & 3:1 - High cost care packages
  • Supports dementia care mapping
  • Significant reduction in anti-psychotic and sleeping medication
  • Reduced LOS
  • Reduced Delayed Transfers of Care
  • Dramatically increased patient, family and staff experience
  • Significant improvements in patients with dementia that are unable to sleep
  • Supports dignity, respect and wellbeing for patients at the end of life
  • Clinically led, improving the quality of patient-centred care
  • Improved CQC & Family & Friends results
  • Less safeguarding incidents
  • Improved interaction between carers and patient, and relatives and patient

Click here to see how RITA is making an impact at a care system level for STP's & Integrated Care Systems.

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Offering significant benefits to clinical outcomes

Our therapy software is aimed at offering support for older people as a means of supporting them and reducing their agitation, isolation, depression and delirium. It has been positive in reducing harm, including:

  • Has contributed to a reduction in falls by up 76.9%
  • Reduced Specialing (1:1) BY 71% E.G. 1 Trust (4 Wards) Saving Yr.1 £164K
  • Software supports dementia care mapping
  • Significant reduction in anti-psychotic medication
  • Reduced LOS
  • Dramatically increased patient experience
  • Significant improvements in patients with dementia that are unable to sleep
  • Supports dignity, respect and wellbeing for those patients at the end of life
  • Clinically led, improving the quality of patient-centred care
  • Improved Family & Friends results
  • Reductions in in-patient bed days
  • Improved interaction between carers and patient, and relatives and patient

We have implemented RITA in more than 1000 facilities throughout the UK. These include Acute Hospitals, Mental Health Hospitals, Community Hospitals, Care Homes, Hospices & Day Centres.

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Our Clinicians

The Benefits of Using Our System

  • Reduced Falls

    Evidence of reduction of falls at many hospitals and care homes all over the country. A 76.9% reduction recorded at North Cumbria and a reduction in excess of 49.6% at a London Hospital. The incidence of falls dramatically increased for a period of time when the dementia software was not available to the ward whilst it was be trialled on another ward.

  • Specialling Costs Significantly Reduced

    Specialling Costs Significantly Reduced. Hospital Trust Savings £164K in Yr. 1 – Evidenced. Hospital Trust Savings £754K in Yrs. 1 – 5 Projected.

  • Reduced Length of Stay

    Helps mobilise the patient. It helps get people back on their feet and out of hospital quicker. They can often return to their home and not Nursing Home Care. It also reduces the chances of readmission.

  • Improved Nutrition and Hydration

    The dementia software provides opportunities for social interaction and reducing the feeling of isolation. It provides more interest around meal times as patients come together. Sharing mealtimes, tea and biscuits whilst talking about some of the subjects that that are promoted within the system can elicit conversation.

  • Improved Patient/ Carer Interaction

    Promotes confidence, as Carer gets to know the patient as it forms a platform for person-centred care, they learn more about the person, their likes and dislikes, it eases their agitation.

  • Free up Valuable Nursing Resource

    The dementia software frees up valuable nursing resource. Nursing staff are able to continue with other life threatening situations with the knowledge that patients on the ward are stimulated.

How it Works

Featured Case Studies

Imperial College Hospital – Albert Ward

Imperial College Hospital – Albert Ward

The Challenge A recent Audit in the Division of Medicine, at this hospital showed that 49.6% of all inpatients showed signs of cognitive impairment, predominantly dementia and delirium.

Wrexham Maelor Hospital Heddfan Unit

Wrexham Maelor Hospital Heddfan Unit

Imperial College Hospital – Ellis Valentine Ward

Imperial College Hospital – Ellis Valentine Ward

Addenbrooke’s Hospital – Falls Prevention Project

Addenbrooke’s Hospital – Falls Prevention Project

Applications of digital reminiscence therapy – Charlton Lane Hospital

Applications of digital reminiscence therapy – Charlton Lane Hospital

We are getting people back on their feet and out of hospital quicker. They can often return to their own homes and not Nursing Care Homes.

Katie Pritchard, Ward Manager, Imperial College Hospital

I believe that the Acute Wards would find this equipment beneficial for their patients, particularly as our patients are getting increasingly older.

Robert Bristow, Ward Manager, Royal Gwent Hospital

I feel the technology has helped me personally enhance my role.

Gareth Bennett, Dementia Support Worker, Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Such was the level of interaction with the software, we were able to significantly reduce the need for sedative medication. The experience of using this software clearly showed that this can help.

Dr Gareth Thomas, Specialist Old Age Psychiatry, Queen Margaret Hospital

The new digital reminiscence therapy is proving very popular with our patients.

Claire Colefax, Dementia Support Worker, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bringing RITA to ULHT was one of my finest moves and it’s great that she is still being used and used well.RITA has been hugely welcomed across our hospitals; she is a very valuable member of our team on many of our wards.

Jennie Negus, Deputy Chief Nurse United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

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