Listen to Laura Mitchell on the Peggy Smedley Show

Thursday, May 3^rd, 2012

PERS - More Than a Button & a Box?!

It is about taking control; it is about managing one's lifestyle to maximize independence; it is about family connectivity continuously and not the PERS of the 80s that concentrated on those most at-risk and ignored the rest. It's about broadly engaging the majority population while serving the chronic care consumer .

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• Motion

  Motion sensors can tell you about the general activity levels in the home and alert you to specific events.

  If the fridge is not accessed during mealtime If medications are not accessed Detect wandering motion (a potential medical symptom) Detect excessive motion (too much motion at one sensor could indicate potential problems, falls, etc.) Determine if a loved one did not get out of bed in the morning See general activity levels (decreased or increased motion can help in assessing overall wellness)

• Door

  Be alerted if door opens at wrong time, or the door isn't opened

  If the front or back door opens during the night If the pill cabinet is not opened at particular times of day If the pill cabinet is opened more often than expected If the refrigerator isn't opened at meal times If the garage door is left open

• Action Button

  Perform assigned action when the button is pressed - make a phone call, restart Communication slideshow on TV, I'm OK button, etc.

• Bed/Chair

  Send alerts if a person does not go to bed, or doesn't get out of chair.

• Temperature

  Monitor inside temperature and send alerts if out of range.

• Weight Scale

  Measure & monitor weight.

• Blood Pressure Cuff

  Measure & monitor blood pressure.

• Glucometer

  For diabetic patient care.

• Oximeter

  Measure & monitor blood oxygen saturation level and pulse rate.

• Caller ID

  Prevent tele-scams from afar, photo of known callers appears on GC TV Station.

• Lamp Module

  Turns lights on/off at dusk or dawn. Light can automatically turn on if a loved one gets up during the night.