The technology has been installed in 16 care homes run by Sussex Health Care.
Sue Connett, head of HR, payroll and purchasing at Sussex Health Care, said: “The technology was seen as a way of improving working practices for our staff and ensuring the safety of care home residents.”
Prior to installing the iris recognition technology, Sussex Health Care conducted research into which biometric solution would be most practical. It decided that fingerprint technology wasn’t suitable because of the powder and cream residue staff sometimes had on their hands. Swipe cards were also unsuitable as it would have been easy for staff to misplace them.
User friendly
Paul Stanborough, director of Aditech, said: “Iris recognition technology provides an accurate and user friendly way of monitoring and recording staff movement.
“It is an ideal method of access control for establishments such as care homes, nurseries or schools because it doesn’t require anyone to remember a pin number, password or carry a token.”
When staff arrive for work they look at the iris reader position at the entrance to the premises, and this identifies them and records their entry. Upon leaving they carry out the same function and this records their exit.
