our mission: allow seniors to live independently longer
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Our Mission:Allow Seniors To Live Independently Longer
The State Of The Union
“May You Live In Interesting Times”
The Era Of Smart Things (IoT)
Smartwatches And Seniors
What We Love:It’s Wearable
Lots Of HorsepowerConsumer Awareness
BuildingConnected Health Focus
What We Hate:One Day Battery LifeCharging Approach
Need To Still Carry Your Smartphone
Hard-To-Use InterfaceCost!
What We Believe:It Will Play An Important
RolePrime Time: 5+ Years
AwaySolves Part Of The PuzzleUnder-Delivers On Health
Smartphones And Seniors
What We Love:Usage Exploding
Accessible InterfaceCost Effective
Lots Of Senior Living Aids
What We Hate:Battery Life
Charging ApproachCoverage IssuesInterior Location
LimitationsIn-Home
Practices/Placement
What We Believe:It Already Plays An Important
RolePrime Time: Arrived
Solves Part Of The PuzzleSo Much More Potential
What Have We Learned In Our Own Journey?
• There Is A Spread Of Activity Patterns Among IL Residents Any Solution Needs To Support
• Relying On Seniors To Regularly Charge Things Is A Bad Move
• People Are Reluctant To Pick Up Phone From Unknown Caller
• Device Wearing Is Not An Engrained Behaviors• Self-Medication Still A Big Issue With Seniors & Families• Shift In Bathroom Event Frequency Is A Material Early
Warning Event• Power and Internet Connectivity Issues Still Too Common• Home Automation-Based Approach Are Lousy Campus
Solutions• Simplification Of Support Staff Interface Is Key
What Makes A Good Monitoring Solution?
1. Ease Of Implementation
Using The Right Networking Approach: WiFi
Battery and Wall-Power Options
2. Ease Of Operation
Flexible, Tunable Alerting
Simple, Easy-To-Understand Interface
3. Fixed And Wearable Elements
Wearable Needs
Activity MonitoringInterior Location
DetectionWireless Charging
Lost Device Location3+ Month Battery Life
Fixed Needs
Zero-Training InterfaceVoice PromptsMulti-Lingual
Year+ Battery Life
4. Respectful Passive Monitoring
Using Motion To Infer ADL Information
5. High Reliability
Elements Of A HA Solution
Alert Call TreesBackup Local Alarms
Support For Multiple WiFi Networks
5. “Stretch Goals”
Emergency Broadcasting System
Audible Reminders (e.g., Self-Medication)
The Good News:
Technology Is Enabling Next Gen Solutions To Improve IL
Internet Of ThingsUltra-Low Power Wifi
Cloud Computing
