I wonder if the wireless technology is based on loraWAN. By moving around the sides of the cube, it seems like the sensors know what to do.
Any one has an idea of what sensors Adri is using and the appropriate lora module on what controller ?
A splendig idea which has finally been worked out and I hope the inventor wil reveal his technology.
after watching this bunch at TheThingsConference I think that monitoring water usage seems to be the best, least intrusive option to monitor general wellbeing of elderly.
I disagree 
[sorry for the less Lora related post]
We recently had to move my mother in law into a care home because, at 82, she no longer could take care of herself at home.
We did try multiple supporting technologies. It was one of my main focus areas when I started with Lora.
All failed because all were too much focused on technology and not enough on the User Experience.
Monitoring solutions detect problems;
they are hardly smart enough to prevent problems (but I have faith in AI)
The biggest impact is communication,
just try and find an email client that looks and feels like writing and sending a letter 1980s style
Mum had email and a mobile phone for years, but dementia strikes hard on ârecentlyâ learned behavior.
You and I and the whole world are so focused on âsmartâ technology that we forget the âsimpleâ part,
we forget the UX (oh if only Steve had made it to 70+)
Mum can now no longer make telephone calls because the care home doesnât even have a landline.
I will happily pay 300 Euros for a T65 that operates a cell phone with 5 digit numbers.
Re: GrandPad
âAll she has to do is tap at my pictureâ
There in lies the problem.
UX needs to comply to what one used/learned between 0 and 35 years old. [my conclusion]
That is where that Care Cube will fail for progressive dementia patients; they canât learn anything new
So turning a cube upside down is just⌠turning a cube upside down⌠they (eventually) wonât understand the implication.
To counter the âWhat day is it?â problem I tried a digital clock on a 50 euro Tablet (there is a commercial solution available for 200 euro : dayclocks)
But to Mum (35 years old in 1970) clocks just do not show a date!
The paper calendar she had was fine;
so I concluded I need to add an A4 portrait monitor to display a ârealâ Calendar.
Alzheimer/Dementia is a weird/terrible decease (or I married into a weird family)
To the eagle eye, yes that gold one is my main phone
Project now retired but here it is Portable Rotary Phone - Red - POR-00287 - SparkFun Electronics
The documentation is still available.
Serge
A health authority here in the UK, near where to I live (east of England) is looking for LORAWaN use cases for social care. This link migyt be of some interest. https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/norfolk-council-to-open-lorawan-for-iot-experiments/
We have kitted out an elderly ladies home with as many LoRaWAN nodes as we could find as an experiment⌠Door open/close detection⌠Medication. Temperature & Humidity. The family love the dashboard / app we created. So far great results at the fraction of the cost of off the shelf hardware. No subscription charges to worry about either.
The Smart Senior care solution document above mentions use of LoRaWAN for SOS buttons (âReal-time reporting SOS alarmâ) and for âfall alarmâ.
If someone needs assistance to go to the toilet and uses their âSOSâ button for that that is fine, but for life-critical situations the LoRaWAN protocol can/should not be relied upon which to my understanding means that it should not be used for S.O.S. buttons and fall alarms.
Hi, thanks for sharing this presentation. I am interested in knowing if the Vital Sign Monitoring Mat and Care mattress are available products? Do you have a reference to concrete manufacturers?
@eivholt for bed monitoring you might want to take a look at https://www.q-strip.com/
This LoRaWAN device measures temp and humidity of a bed occupant. Iâve asked if could be used in an assisted living context and the answer is yes.
Hi Eivholtďź
This products are available. should you have interest ,email me monica.law@maxiiot.com
