Thank you, Partners!
The Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio operates on the basis of collaboration, and it could not function without the generous support of partners, friends, and interested members of the community. Though the Nursing Institute can't acknowledge every gift and contribution here, this page contains a sampling of that helps show the breadth of this region's commitment to the Nursing Institute goal of advancing the future of nursing and nursing education in West Central Ohio.
Special gifts and donations
From Laerdal Medical:
 Laerdal Medical provided one of their MegaCode Kid simulators for use at the Nursing Institute's Living Laboratory. The unit is now known as Joey Techy and is a member of the Living Laboratory's family of human patient simulators. Click here for details.
From Blue Heron Network:
 Reside@HOME uses a touchscreen monitor to allow caregivers, families and friends the ability to help persons dealing with early stage Alzheimer's and similar conditions to live independently. The system provides daily reminders and other supports in an easy-to-use, easy-to-customize format. The system is on display at the Living Laboratory. Click here for details.
From VRI:
 VRI, with headquarters in Springboro, Ohio, offers in-home monitoring services that make it easier and safer for the elderly and persons with chronic illnesses and disabilities to live independently. A range of VRI products are on display at the Living Laboratory. Click here for details.
From Home Technology Systems:
 Home Technology Systems of Dubuque, Iowa, has installed one of its Digital Door Viewers (DDV) at the Living Laboratory Smart Technology Home in Centerville. The DDV basically takes the place of the peephole on an entry door, but instead of forcing the user to stand and squint through a tiny lens to see who's at the door, the DDV uses a camera to display the visitor on a small video screen. Home Technology Systems has distributed a news article about its cooperation with the Nursing Institute.
From Fidelity Health Care:
 Fidelity Health Care, a Dayton-area company that is part of the Premiere Health Partners, in May 2010 delivered a selection of home health gear to enhance the Living Laboratory’s ability to replicate health care situations found in real homes.Click for more details.
From Unbound Medicine:
 Unbound Medicine donated several sets of PDA-accessible medical information software to the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio for testing and analysis. The Nursing Institute seeks opportunities to demonstrate and research innovative technologies that hold promise for addressing 21st century health care delivery issues.Unbound Website.
From Clara Johnson:
 Local dementia specialist Clara Johnson donated a robotic cat to live with the Techyfamily at the Laboratory. Johnson works with elderly patients with memory issues as an employee of Brookdale Place of Englewood, an assisted living center. Click for more details.
From LifeBio.com:
 LifeBio.com offers online resources for people who want to record their own life stories. The company provided a supply of hardbound Memory Journal to the Nursing Institute to share with clients. LifeBio Website.
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