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Revision as of 17:45, 24 July 2014
Wellness Devices such as a weight scale, pulse oximeter, glucometer, and/or blood pressure monitor can be added to the GrandCare System to record Health information. These Wellness Devices are battery-operated and Bluetooth-enabled to communicate wirelessly with the system.
Caregivers can log onto the Care Portal to view Health Readings, and setup custom Wellness Notifications and Acknowledgements.
Wireless Bluetooth
All wellness devices communicate with the system via Bluetooth. Systems that includes health devices must have a Bluetooth Antenna.
Taking Wellness Readings
Follow all manufacturer-provided directions for setting up and using wellness devices, including battery installation, taking accurate readings, and care.
All wellness devices within range except for the glucometer will automatically upload readings to the GrandCare System.
Specific Wellness Devices
There are variety of device models that can be used with the GrandCare System, for a full listing of supported health devices, see our Supported Hardware List. Use the manufacturer-provided directions that came with the device to identify the model you have.
- Blood Pressure Monitor
- Taking and Uploading a Blood Pressure Reading
- The blood pressure monitor comes with manufacturer-provided directions for taking a safe and accurate reading.
- Once the reading has been taken, it will be sent to the system automatically.
- Weight Scale
- Taking and Uploading a Weight Reading
- The weight scale comes with manufacturer-provided directions for taking a safe and accurate reading.
- Once the reading has been taken, it will be sent to the system automatically.
- Pulse Oximeter
- Taking and Uploading a O2 saturation Reading
- The weight scale comes with manufacturer-provided directions for taking a safe and accurate reading.
- Once the reading has been taken, it will be sent to the system automatically.
- Glucometer
- Taking and Uploading a Glucometer Reading
- The glucometer comes with manufacturer-provided directions for taking a safe and accurate reading.
- When the blood glucose reading appears on the meter's display screen, press the Down Arrow button once, to send the reading to the system.
- When the blood glucose reading appears on the meter's display screen, press the Down Arrow button once, to send the reading to the system.
- Uploading Multiple Glucometer Readings
- If your loved one has been away from home, for example on vacation, and has taken numerous glucometer readings while away, you can upload all the readings at once, by following these steps:
- Make sure the glucometer is off (in a powered down state)
- While the glucometer is off, press the Down Arrow button once, to upload all the readings currently stored on the glucometer
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