Does The Sentry work for home health & visiting nurses?

Yes. The Sentry runs on the smartphones your home health & visiting nurses already carry, with workflows tailored to the risks and regulations of home health & visiting nurses. No hardware is required and most teams are live in under an hour.

How does The Sentry support compliance for home health & visiting nurses?

The Sentry produces a tamper-proof, timestamped audit trail of alarms, check-ins, and incident reports that supports your OSHA General Duty Clause and state Workplace Violence Prevention obligations (including OSHA General Duty Clause (5(a)(1))).

Home health & visiting nurses

Home Health & Visiting Nurses

Clinicians who deliver care alone, in unfamiliar homes, every day.

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Over 4.3 million home health and personal care aides work in the US, with the sector projected to grow 17% through 2034. Millions of clinicians and aides deliver unmonitored care in private residences daily.

The risks your people face

Physical assault from patients experiencing dementia, psychiatric distress, or intoxication.
Hazardous residential environments — unsafe conditions, dangerous animals, unsecured firearms.
Unmonitored slips, trips, and falls in unfamiliar, poorly lit private properties.

The regulations that apply

OSHA General Duty Clause (5(a)(1))
Mandatory obligation to provide employment free from recognized safety hazards.
OSHA 3148 (Healthcare & Social Service)
Federal enforcement baseline for risk assessments and response protocols.
California SB 553 / Title 8 § 3342
Written WVPP, violent incident logs, and panic mechanisms for healthcare operations.

How The Sentry helps home health & visiting nurses

Enterprise-grade protection on the phones your team already carries — no hardware, live in under an hour.

Fake incoming call to gracefully exit an uncomfortable or escalating visit.

Home-screen widget that fires a silent alarm in one touch, without opening the app.

Automated safety check-in timers that escalate on missed disarm.

Silent alarm with automatic audio and video capture — no siren, no on-screen indication.

Instant regulatory audit trail of check-ins, alerts, and responses.

The business case

A single severe assault on a visiting nurse can cost ~$120,000 in workers’ comp plus civil exposure. Covering 100 nurses costs about $5,343/year — mitigating one lost-time injury pays for years of cover.