"Our staff are very positive about the ability to communicate over a wireless system as it lets them remain on the floor delivering care while at the same time being able to communicate with other areas," he said.

Luke Zappara, a solutions specialist at Converged Networks, said the biggest cost savings from the deployment will be gained from having all systems run through a centralized management system. Previously, Anglican Home had a piecemeal network that was managed and maintained by a number of different IT providers.

"All the communication and management has been consolidated for a standardized system across all sites, which makes it a lot easier for Anglican Homes because it now holds a single service agreement with one IT group instead of many," Zappara said.

Mildenhall said that financial benefits would be secondary to the improved communication gained between sites.

"We're not driving from a purely financial perspective," he said. "Improved communication is the major benefit we're shooting for, both internally and externally between staff and residents."