Welcome to the Digital Care-Enabled Home Tour

With the latest digital care technologies, each room in the house offers tailored support, safety, and peace of mind. Let’s walk through how these devices enhance independence and safety in everyday living.

Front Door: Enhanced Safety & Monitoring

The front door presents a range of challenges, from preventing dementia-related wandering to enhancing security against doorstep fraud and safeguarding against issues like hate crime and domestic violence. We’re introducing:

• Ring Doorbells: These allow passive monitoring for delegated family members, capturing activity at the door and deterring unwanted visitors. Residents who struggle to get to the door quickly or feel anxious can benefit from remote monitoring through an Amazon Echo Show, adding an extra layer of convenience.
• Sensor Kits: Door contact sensors can alert families if someone accesses or leaves the home unexpectedly.

Kitchen: Smart Reminders & Safe Meal Prep

In the kitchen, it’s essential to support safe cooking and adequate nutrition and hydration:

• Alexa Devices: Used to set reminders for medications, drinking water, and cooking timers, Alexa offers free calling and alerts for help. Ultrasonic detection picks up even distant sounds like coughing or crying, enabling a response in emergencies.
• Sensors & Smart Plugs: These track fridge, microwave and kettle usage, ensuring residents are preparing food and drinking. For example, data can inform caregivers to unexpected activity, such as a resident accessing the fridge multiple times at night, impacting their sleep.

Living Room: Combating Social Isolation & Fall Detection

The living room should be a comfortable and connected space. Here’s technology that is enhancing quality of life:

• Video Carephone: This easy-to-use device supports video calls with family, friends, and local community members, reducing isolation and providing reminders.
• Chair Sensors: These detect when someone sits for long periods, potentially indicating mobility issues or depression, and offer immediate alerts in case of falls.
• Echo Show & Environmental Controls: Smart lights and plugs allow residents to adjust their environment, improving comfort and autonomy.

Bathroom: Fall Prevention & Health Monitoring

Falls and health concerns in the bathroom can be addressed with:

• Wearable Fall Alarms: Waterproof wearables connect to the carephone, offering an alert function right from the bathroom.
• Motion & Temperature Sensors: These monitor activity and temperature changes, like running a bath or shower, to ensure residents are following safe bathroom routines.

Bedroom: Sleep Safety & Health Alerts

Safety and monitoring are essential in the bedroom to prevent falls and monitor conditions:

• Bed Sensors: These help to inform if the resident has had a night time fall.
• Epilepsy Sensors & Enuresis Monitors: These can detect seizure activity and continence issues, immediately alerting family or caregivers.
• Smart Bulbs & Falls Radar: Low-dim smart bulbs guide residents safely to the bathroom, while the radar detects falls for immediate response.

Out & About: Freedom with Safety

For those who enjoy getting outside, mobile technology supports freedom and safety:

• Mobile Falls Detectors & GPS Trackers: Portable devices like Oysta Rio provide GPS tracking and geofencing, notifying family or caregivers if a resident reaches a certain distance from their home.

This blend of in-home and mobile technology offers a seamless approach to care, allowing residents to live independently while keeping them safe and supported.