Quiet Promotes Healing

Did you know that hospitals are graded on the issue of noise in surveys about patient satisfaction conducted by Medicare? That’s how serious an issue it is. St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, New York, installed its first Yacker Tracker in 2007 in its cardiac care unit. They saw patient satisfaction increase in a matter of months. The hospital smartly synchronized the overhead lighting to the Yacker Tracker, so when the device indicates that the acceptable level of noise has been reached, the lights dim.

At the time of installation, Rita Romano, then the director of environmental services said, "We recognize that a healing environment is a quiet environment. Patients in a quieter environment heal better." Romano went on to say, “Staff may become distracted or have trouble hearing orders. Noise in the environment can contribute to medical errors."

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association points out other dangers of too much noise. It can increase blood pressure, harm a developing fetus and make it difficult to sleep. We all know that even healthy people don’t perform as well with a lack of sleep. There are so many articles and studies about sleep deprivation and all of them mention serious health effects.

The Yacker Tracker can be indispensable in healthcare environments. If you consider a loud paging system, or intercoms, or the raised voices of some staff members and visitors, or carts rolling down a corridor, or even laughter coming from groups gathering in hallways, you’ll understand how noise can become a very real distraction. It’s the last thing anyone needs. It has also been pointed out that patients don’t like to hear staff having personal conversations. It makes them feel as if they are not a top priority. 

Please see our Yacker Trackers to choose the one that’s right for you and your work environment. If you think about the unwanted noise in your daily life, you will probably thing of other uses for a Yacker Tracker. We have thought of some of them, too. Yacker Tracker Uses will take you to our Idea Page. If you click on our Blog you will see even more ideas. (We never stop thinking about you!)

We hope that we can be of help. Everyone is entitled to some peace of mind. And that’s usually accomplished in a quieter setting.

To your health!

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Respectful Sound Level in Waiting Rooms

If you’ve ever been in a hospital waiting room, or a waiting room in a doctor’s office, you know that they can be busy places. Many people are concerned or stressed-out and though they may seem to be anxiously looking around, they are relying on a sense of quiet and calm to allow themselves to think clearly.

Many waiting rooms have video screens or televisions to offer some focused diversion. As you know, you will also see people on their laptops or reading books, or checking their cell phones. Some people pace and some people seem to just stare out a window or at their shoes. Whatever they’re doing, a burst of noise or a continuing high level of noise can be invasive and disturbing. Even if that person is just waiting for a regular office visit, no one likes to be jarred.

Many hospitals and medical offices have found great success using Yacker Trackers or Deluxe Yacker Trackers in their facilities. They allow a level of sound deemed appropriate for the environment. When the very easy system is set up for use, and the sound level selected, there is no embarrassment in someone being told to be quiet, or to go outside, and no one is glaring at a noisy person. They make the experience easier and more pleasant for everyone.

Please see our Yacker Trackers to choose the one that’s right for you. And of course there are many other uses for them, as well. Yacker Tracker Uses will take you to our idea page.

We hope that we can be of help. It’s what we’re here for!

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Happy New Year from Attention Getters, Inc!

Let’s Ring in 2017!

Turn off your Yacker Tracker for just a minute or two, and let’s all ring in the New Year! It’s full of promise. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” And we have 365 new ones ahead!

We wish you every happiness in 2017. And we most definitely wish you peace and quiet when you need it most!

Remember that we’re always here to help if we can. Just Contact Us and we’ll see what we can do!

Let’s make it a good one.

From the entire Yacker Tracker family to you.

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Happy Holidays from AGI - Yacker Tracker

Happy Holidays from Us to You!

The season is here and Santa is making out his list! We know how very good you’ve been, and whichever holiday you celebrate, we wish you only the most joyous of times.

To our clients and friends around the country, remember to stay warm, drive safely, and enjoy every moment that you can with those you hold dear.

If you need a last minute gift and are thinking of a Yacker Tracker, Contact Us and we’ll see what we can do! We’d be happy to be thought of as Santa’s helpers.

Let the fun begin!

Cheers from all of us at AGI, Home of the Original Yacker Tracker!

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It’s Getting Really Dangerous Out There!

According to NBC News, preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council indicate motor vehicle deaths were 9 percent higher through the first six months of 2016 than in 2015, and 18 percent higher than two years ago at the six month mark. This is the largest year-over-year percent increase in 50 years. An estimated 19,100 people have been killed on U.S. roads since January – enough to fill 382 school buses – and 2.2 million were seriously injured. The total estimated cost of these deaths and injuries is $205 billion. But if you have your children on that school bus, or in your own van or motorhome, and maybe someone else’s children are with you, you know that it’s not the monetary cost that matters. It’s the lives. There is nothing more precious.

There are many factors that contribute to these frightening and concerning statistics, and driver distraction is one of them. Drivers texting and talking on their cells, eating, even putting on makeup. We’re sure you’ve seen them. One news report showed a woman steering with her feet while she ate and texted. Holy mackerel. Can you imagine? And how safe is it for anyone, driving any kind of vehicle, with those people on the road?

As a concerned parent or guardian, it’s in everyone’s best interest if you can talk to your school about putting a Yacker Tracker on a school bus. No matter how experienced and careful the drivers are, it’s too easy to become distracted. Children and teenagers seem to bring chatter and shrieking wherever they go, and this can cause a driver to focus on that almost involuntarily. Those few moments can be the distraction that causes an accident. The same is true if you’re driving a van or motorhome. Yacker Trackers can be installed using the adapter and batteries. Your young passengers will quickly get the message that loud noises while in a moving vehicle are not okay. It’s a small investment to make to keep everyone safe on the streets and highways. You can decide together which noise level is acceptable. Make them part of the experience and teach them safe driving habits at the same time. Even though they’re kids, they might just thank you when you get them to where they’re going in one piece. Even if they don’t, the other parents will. And your local schools might throw you a parade.

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A Quieter Day Care!

Don’t you just love children? They fill your heart and your soul. They bring you joy and almost more smiles than anyone is entitled to. Those are probably just a few of the reasons that you either own a daycare facility or work in one. You might have your own business at your home, or you might work for a corporation dealing with the children of employees. You might be part of an organization that takes care of children after school. In any of these situations the kids you work with can be anywhere from infant age up to mid-teens. Whether you deal with two or two hundred children on a daily basis, you certainly know how much attention and concentration and good will it takes!

Amidst all of the activities and eating and naps and lessons, does just the sound of the room ever get to be too much for you? Do you ever feel as though you’re not interacting with normal children but with children raised by wolves? You’re not alone. And we have just what you need!

A Yacker Tracker will tell children of all ages, leaving out the infants, when noise is too much noise. You set the level that is acceptable, and when the noise in the room exceeds that, the Yacker Tracker changes color and the siren/speaker will come on. Learning how to control themselves is a plus of day care. You teach and show kids not to kick each other, or pull each other’s hair, or eat someone else’s lunch. You teach them how to share and how to be kind and how to play together. The Yacker Tracker is another piece of the puzzle. Kids making noise is a normal part of life. Your reaching for an aspirin every hour is not.

Once kids learn to control their “inside” and “outside” voices you may be surprised by the gratitude that their parents genuinely feel. And a lack of ear-splitting noise will make whatever day care you work in a happier place.

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Curb Residential and Party Noise!

You are no doubt familiar with Airbnb by now. It’s a worldwide company that deals with homeowners renting out their homes for short-term rentals. (There are a few other companies in this business now as well, but Airbnb is the most well-known.) It’s appealing on many counts, but more and more reports are surfacing publicly about the damage, both perceived and real, that the short-term renters are responsible for. One of the biggest complaints, lodged by neighbors and neighborhoods of the rentals, is noise.

It’s normal to want to go on vacation and party. Kick off your shoes and have a great time. But frequently the kinds of parties you might have in a short-term rental aren’t the same as the ones you’d have in your own home. In your own home you know your neighbors and you probably don’t want to disturb them until the wee hours of the morning with your revelry. You might make them angry and they might even call the cops! And this could easily affect your relationship, which up until now has been pretty good. In a short-term rental you have no idea who is next door or down the street. And you’re not staying for that long, so..... whatever.

For both the owners and the short-term renters to make this work, we suggest installing at least one Yacker Tracker in the rentals. Set to an appropriate noise level for the neighborhood, and it will serve as a gentle reminder about when normal noise is too much noise. See if you can put the use of the Yacker Tracker(s) into your rental agreement. This might make some people think twice about renting, but they’re really not the people you want anyway. You want responsible renters, who will respect your property and its surroundings.

It will serve you well to be discerning in whom you rent to. While Airbnb can be a great way to generate some added income, you don’t want it to cause any problems or cause anyone to try to stop you from taking advantage of it. Yacker Tracker will help smooth the way for all of you to make the best of this experience!

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us and tell us all about it. Send us a picture or video and we will post it!

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