4.2.1.2. Environmental (passive)/non-wearable
The value proposition for these technologies encompasses coordination of care [23 Objective, 24 Objective], better health outcomes for the person [23 Objective, 24 Objective], reduced cost of care [25 Objective], reduced professional caregiver workloads and increased caregiver efficiency [25 Objective], peace of mind for informal caregivers and reduced informal caregiver burdens and strains [26 Objective, 27 Objective].
These systems are based on embedding sensors in the environment to monitor daily life activities/behavior (such as QuietCare and others including, HealthSense and GrandCare), monitoring activities of daily living (University of Virginia (marc.med.virginia.edu/projects_smarthomemonitor.html)), and monitoring sleep quality (University of Virginia (marc.med.virginia.edu/projects_naps.html), Elite Care (
www.elitecare.com)). Mainly targeted at professional and informal caregivers for coordinating care and early detection of decline in function or health issues; do not require user’s compliance. These systems work indoors only, mostly when a person is living alone. If the motion detectors are not pet immune, the presence of pets may affect the accuracy of the inferences and alerts generated by the system.