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QuietCare In Action
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QuietCare tracks the activities
of your loved one and alerts you in case of an important change
in behavior. This is the page you see when you log in to get
more information on your loved one. In a single glance you can
get Peace of Mind or alerts you to an emerging problem. You will
also receive phone alerts from QuietCare emergency response
operators and notification emails.
QuietCare in Action— see how our
groundbreaking system saves lives and protects seniors' health.
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You'll learn how QuietCare
- Notes your loved one's in-home
activities
- Reports the data to you
- Alerts you to emerging conditions
before they become emergency situations
Here are just three examples of the
many ways that QuietCare keeps your loved ones safe.
Late Wake-Up
It's 10 am and Mom hasn't left the
bedroom. QuietCare's communicator recognizes this as a
potential emergency and sends an alert to an emergency response
operator.
A professional response operator
immediately calls your mother to determine if she is all right.
If she does not answer the phone or requires help, a professional
response operator carries out the arrangements you've designed by
calling a pre-selected number – you, another caregiver or emergency
services – by sending you an email or text message.
Staying in the bedroom longer than
usual may indicate an emergency, an illness or a fall.
No Bathroom Exit
Dad hasn't left the bathroom in over
an hour. QuietCare's discreet activity sensors capture the
lack of movement and send the information to the communicator, which
sends an emergency alert to an emergency response operator.
A professional response operator
immediately calls your father to determine if he is all right.
If he does not answer the phone or requires help, a professional
response operator carries out the arrangements you've designed by
calling a pre-selected number – you, another caregiver, or emergency
services – by sending you email or text message.
Occupying the bathroom for over an
hour may indicate the possibility of a fall, which can have long and
short-term effects.
Nighttime Bathroom Activity
Mom has been using the bathroom more
than usual tonight. QuietCare's discreet activity sensors note
the movement between the bedroom and bathroom and send the
information to the communicator every two hours. Our server
compares this night's number of visits with her normal routine and
alerts an emergency response operator at 9:00 am.
In the morning, a professional
response operator carries out arrangements you've designed by
calling you or another caregiver or by sending you an email or text
message to give you early warning of a potential health problem.
Increased bathroom activity may
indicate that Mom is sick. A non-emergency alert informs you
how often she visited the bathroom between 12 am and 6 am and
encourages you to look into possible causes.
These are just three of many
examples of QuietCare in Action.
Real-Life Response
At 6:37 pm on February 8th,
QuietCare alerted an emergency response operator of a possible
bathroom fall in the home of Mary W. of Minneapolis, Minnesota. An emergency response operator called right away. Mrs. W. said she
had fallen in the bathroom and couldn't get to her feet.
Keep reading.
Living Independently provides
interpretations of motion sensor data inside the home. These motion
data are based on changes in infrared gradients and can be caused by
a wide variety of phenomena, include (but not limited to): pets,
heaters, stoves, air conditioners, running water, and showers. The
overwhelming amount of data collected by the LI system is generated
by human movement and LI interprets these data as reflecting certain
activities of daily living. Interpretations of these data and the
reports that LI generates are not to be relied on as medical advice.
We strongly advise that all clients rely on licensed medical
professionals to help maintain health in making all health decisions
for you to use the information provided by LI as a valuable resource
in that process. Use common sense and when in doubt always consult
your doctor.
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