Pain assessment under strengthened aged care standards
As Strengthened Aged Care Standards take hold, it is no longer enough to deliver care. Providers are expected to measure and evidence it consistently.
Pain is one of the most common and least visible clinical risks in home care. For clients living with dementia who cannot self-report, it is often missed, inconsistently assessed, and difficult to monitor across teams.
This creates risk at every level, impacting client wellbeing, clinical decision-making across teams, and organisational visibility and reporting.
An evidence-based approach to pain assessment in home care
PainChek® is a TGA-approved and FDA-cleared medical device that combines AI and a standardised observational framework to detect and monitor pain in the home.
It supports teams to:
- Identify pain in individuals with living with dementia
- Establish consistent, evidence‑based pain management
- Make informed clinical decisions using real‑time, actionable insights
- Enhance wellbeing and quality of life at home
By combining AI-enabled facial analysis with a standardised observational framework, PainChek® provides an objective method of pain assessment that can be used by all healthcare professionals.
Leadership teams can triage and escalate care for clients more effectively with the detailed pain data and reporting.
At an organisational level boards can have confidence that pain is being identified, monitored, and managed.
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What providers say
“We need better solutions to help carers and families, and to make sure clients are well
looked after in the home. PainChek® is part of that broader shift to assistive technology
and digital integration in the home, helping us link timely pain assessments with pain
management and medication decisions, so people are better cared for where they live.”
– Wayne Stoddard, Group Manager Engagement & Compliance, Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc
How PainChek® supports home care providers
1. Digital innovation in care delivery
Assess pain at the point of care, online or offline, using a secure, cloud-based standardised approach across care teams on compatible smart devices.
Integration with leading care systems reduces duplication and ensures pain assessment data is captured within a single client record.
2. Data insights supporting better outcomes
Clinically validated technology supports consistent, evidence-based pain assessment and faster, more tailored intervention.
With 42 clinical indicators, PainChek® helps clinicians identify changes and act with confidence.
3. Governance and compliance-ready
Real-time dashboards and reporting provide clear visibility of pain risk across clients, teams and settings.
This supports quality assurance, accountability and compliance from frontline teams through to leadership and boards.
