Development of a Daily Life Support System for Elderly Persons with Dementia in the Care Facility

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015:217:1036-9.

Abstract

Taking care for dementia persons with BPSD is burdening on caregivers. To reduce caregivers' burdens and improve dementia persons' quality of life, monitoring and communication intervention system has been proposed. A part of the system, wandering and falling down detection system has been developed. It is designed based on the requirement of the caregivers working in the care facility. Functional test was carried out and had positive impressions from the caregivers.

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls / prevention & control
  • Aged
  • Alzheimer Disease / rehabilitation*
  • Clinical Alarms
  • Computer Communication Networks / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Homes for the Aged*
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Life Support Systems / instrumentation*
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation*
  • Nursing Homes*
  • Robotics
  • Wandering Behavior