The Escort System: A Safety Monitor for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease

The Escort system monitors residents of assisted living communities and alerts caregivers when they walk aimlessly, or "wander," into potentially dangerous situations. The system could help lead to improved care at reduced cost.

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE pervasive computing Jg. 10; H. 2; S. 68 - 77
Hauptverfasser: Taub, Daniel M, Leeb, Steven B, Lupton, Elmer C, Hinman, Roderick T, Zeisel, John, Blackler, Susan
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York IEEE 01.04.2011
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Schlagworte:
Accelerometers
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease
Biomedical monitoring
context-awareness
Costs
Dementia
elder care
Healthcare
illumination
indoor locating
locating
optical communication
optical locating
Patient monitoring
Senior citizens
Wireless networks
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ISSN:1536-1268, 1558-2590
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Zusammenfassung:The Escort system monitors residents of assisted living communities and alerts caregivers when they walk aimlessly, or "wander," into potentially dangerous situations. The system could help lead to improved care at reduced cost.
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ISSN:1536-1268
1558-2590
DOI:10.1109/MPRV.2010.44