PainChek

12/03/2026

Reactive care waits for something to go wrong.
Preventative care intervenes earlier, before harm occurs.

When pain is identified sooner, residents are calmer, more mobile, healthier and less likely to need hospital care.

Our free guide explains why recognising pain early changes everything, for residents, families and care teams. See why prevention matters 👇
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11/03/2026

At Nurse Maude in Aotearoa New Zealand, caring for people with high and complex needs means pain must be identified early and managed with confidence.

By embedding PainChek® into everyday practice, teams now have a more consistent and objective way to assess pain, especially for residents who can’t reliably verbalise how they’re feeling.

Read the full case study:
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05/03/2026

For care home residents, a hospital admission can be frightening, disorienting and disruptive, especially for those living with dementia.

Many of these admissions are avoidable with earlier pain recognition and management.

When pain is recognised and managed early, residents experience fewer falls, better nutrition, less distress and more time living well in familiar surroundings.

Learn how UK care homes are keeping residents safer with proactive pain management:

26/02/2026

Hospital admissions are rarely caused by a single event.
They’re often the result of compounding factors: malnutrition, infection, distress, and inappropriate medication use.

Pain is closely linked to all four.

By identifying pain earlier, care homes in the UK have improved nutrition, reduced distress, optimised medication use and treated infections sooner.

Learn more about hospital avoidance through proactive pain management 👇
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19/02/2026

Could a few early observations make a world of difference to resident wellbeing?

Unrecognised pain is a hidden driver of falls, infections, malnutrition and distress, all leading to avoidable hospital admissions. Research shows persistent pain doubles the likelihood of a fall.

Care homes using proactive pain assessment with PainChek® report:
- 45% reduction in falls (Dovehaven Care Homes)
- 36% reduction in ambulance callouts (Belmont Care Home, Southwest London)
- More confident, preventative care from staff

Learn how pain assessment prevents falls 👇

Falls are a serious concern, especially for older adults, as they can result in significant injury, pain, loss of confidence, and a rapid decline in health and independence.

13/02/2026

Over 1.3 million people aged 65+ in the UK are affected by malnutrition, equating to 50-60% of care home residents. The estimated cost to the health and social care system is £22.6 billion a year.

Unmanaged pain is a key and often missed driver. It reduces appetite, makes eating difficult and increases side effects like nausea and sedation. For those unable to communicate their pain, weight loss may be the only visible sign.

Using PainChek®, one care group reduced PRN benzodiazepine use by 40%, while another saw a 47% increase in resident BMI and lower MUST scores. Earlier pain detection helps prevent malnutrition, improve outcomes and reduce system costs.

Read more here 👇

Pain management plays an often overlooked yet crucial role in preventing and reducing malnutrition in older adults, particularly within health and social care settings.

12/02/2026

What if treating pain could prevent hospital admissions, reduce medication reliance and make care teams' jobs easier?

When pain is well managed, residents experience better physical and mental health, greater independence and improved quality of life. For care teams, it means fewer incidents, lower stress and more confidence in delivering care.

Tools like PainChek® help teams assess and manage pain accurately and consistently, supporting better outcomes even under workforce pressure.

Learn more in our latest article 👇

The annual Care Quality Commission (CQC) State of Care report has consistently highlighted significant sustainability challenges in England’s social care system, primarily driven by workforce shortages, rising demand and financial pressures.

11/02/2026

Care home managers using PainChek® can better prevent avoidable hospital admissions through early pain identification and intervention.

See how preventative care is delivering better outcomes for residents while reducing pressures on care teams:
https://hubs.li/Q041J5xN0

04/02/2026

Does your technology prevent harm, or just respond to it?

Reactive tools act after an incident.
Preventative tools identify risk earlier.

PainChek® supports earlier detection of deterioration, helping care teams reduce falls, infections and hospital admissions, even amid workforce and funding pressures.

Learn why prevention-first strategies deliver better outcomes 👇

By identifying and addressing pain early, we can reduce suffering, prevent hospital visits, detect infections sooner, reduce malnutrition, and lower distress and optimise medication use.

27/01/2026

In care homes, preventing hospital visits starts with early care.
Pain contributes to falls, malnutrition and infections, all leading causes of hospital admissions.

See how UK care homes saw up to a 72% reduction in hospital admissions using PainChek®.

To find out more, download our free guide: https://hubs.li/Q040rygD0

18/12/2025

This year marked an important chapter for PainChek, surpassing 16 million pain assessments completed globally and achieving an FDA De Novo grant in the US.

Together with our clients and partners, we expanded across aged care, home care and hospitals, strengthened integrations and continued building the evidence base that supports better pain management and safer care worldwide.

Thank you to everyone who supported, adopted and collaborated with PainChek in 2025. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year.

04/12/2025

Pain is a silent epidemic. When not identified promptly, it can go untreated or be managed inappropriately, leading to unnecessary prescribing, a higher risk of complications such as infections and falls, and ultimately, avoidable ambulance callouts and hospital admissions.

PainChek® clients have demonstrated measurable improvements in resident wellbeing and quality of care through earlier identification and management of pain, with outcomes including:

- Up to 20% reduction in antidepressant use, with improved mood and social engagement.
- Up to 40% reduction in falls and fewer ambulance callouts post-fall
- Early identification of infection.
- Up to 47% increase in BMI, reducing malnutrition and frailty.
- Up to 25% reduction in dependency scores and 50% reduction in distress, resulting in fewer transfers into secure mental health units.
- Up to 25% fewer antipsychotics, 50% fewer benzodiazepines and 30% fewer laxatives, reducing polypharmacy risks.

Download the full brochure to learn more: https://hubs.li/Q03WP36Z0