In a Danish care home, SMARTair solves the problem of lost keys

Challenge

Dagmargården is a newly built care home in the Danish town of Skanderborg. The state-of-the-art site has 54 accommodation units plus common areas and a spa. Administered by the Skanderborg Housing Cooperative, the apartment leasing system also includes a care package offered by the municipality. Managers sought modern access control suited to the needs of residents and staff. Also important to the cooperative was that Dagmargården should be free from the negative associations of key chains and mechanically locked doors.

Challenge

• To create a key-free environment that both liberates nursing staff from time spent unlocking doors manually and fosters a caring atmosphere
• To ensure access rights are distributed securely and only to authorized people, making the centre safer
• A solution to the problem of physical key loss, with a system that allowed access rights to be amended instantly

Solution

Minimizing the cost of real-time control

• Working with a trusted local installer, Skanderborg Housing Cooperative chose SMARTair access control. Wire-free installation saved time and money. Locks are battery-powered, so maintenance costs are minimal.
• Dagmargården has both Offline and Online devices, ensuring managers are informed about site status in real time — a must when dealing with this client group.

Standard RFID tech on smarter credentials

• Everyone opens doors using MIFARE^® credentials. Residents can carry a tag which automatically opens their door, without the need to turn a handle or even push.
• Because SMARTair access rights can be individually tailored, residents, staff and visitors access only those doors for which they have authorization. Access permissions can be amended and cancelled when needed.

SMARTair provides safety and the possibility to tailor the system exactly to our needs.  - Ole Høi Sørensen, Skanderborg Housing Cooperative