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Families in Ohio and Pennsylvania who use Healthsense's state-of-the-art eNeighbor® remote monitoring to help care for elderly relatives with Alzheimer's disease or dementia say the technology has enabled them to keep their loved ones safe at home for longer and delay placing them permanently in secured memory care units. They also credit the Healthsense technology with improving their own quality of life by helping relieve the stress and strain of tending to seniors with Alzheimer's or dementia…….
Developed with grants from the National Institutes of Aging (NIA) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the eNeighbor system is built around a set of battery-operated Wi-Fi sensors placed in private homes or senior living residences to monitor residents' daily living activities and wellness. These sensors include pressure sensors in beds to detect when a resident gets in or out of bed; motion detectors on walls to detect movement or inactivity; toilet sensors to monitor toilet usage; contact sensors on kitchen cupboards and refrigerator doors to monitor whether the resident is eating regularly; and door sensors that alert when the resident tries to leave the residence or enter potentially hazardous areas, such as stairways. eNeighbor's "smart" operating system uses algorithms to analyze the sensor data and determine whether the resident requires assistance. The system automatically issues assistive prompts or alerts via any phone when the data indicate help is needed. Information and reports can also be accessed from a secure web portal……
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