Dagmargården Care Home

Dagmargården is a new-build care home in the Danish town of Skanderborg which aims to create a secure, welcoming environment.

The challenge

54 accommodation units to secure

• This state-of-the-art home offers rooms plus common areas and a spa. Administered by the Skanderborg Housing Cooperative, an apartment lease also includes a care package.
• Managers sought modern access control suited to both 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.

Key requirements of the customer included:

• 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

The 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