A SMART room is a room which is equipped with an environmental control system, to give increased independence to people with moderate to severe physical limitations. If you are looking at residential and care homes, its well worth finding out if they offer one.

In the hospital or hospice setting, rooms equipped with similar environmental control systems are known as ROWAN rooms.

Possum SMART rooms can also be created in people’s homes, where they have visiting carers or relatives caring for them.

Once Possum equips the room with the appropriate electronic assistive technology, clients can control lighting, make a telephone call, communicate easily with carers and relatives, open or close curtains, release a door, change TV Channels, operate a computer and much, much more. This adds enormously to their independence, comfort, privacy and overall quality of life.

Monitoring systems and personalised alarms detect falls and any other potentially harmful situations, for increased security and peace of mind for everyone.

Possum SMART rooms are proving increasingly popular with residential care establishment owners. They are finding that offering a Possum SMART room allows them to bring in clients with a higher level of need and that staff time can be used more efficiently, as the client can carry out an increased number of tasks independently.

Fundraising for a Possum SMART room

It is possible to fundraise for a Possum SMART room, through private individuals or corporate givers ‘sponsoring’ pieces of equipment. Fundraising events are often successful, as the public like to give to something they can see and appreciate.