HelpCare - A system for calling help
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HelpCare A SYSTEM FOR CARING FOR SENIORS

HELPCARE – FAST CALLING OF HELP HelpCare is a system for improving the quality of care for residents in retirement homes and individuals using care services. If the client finds themselves in a life-threatening situation or needs help, they can call a care giver with just the press of a button. It does not matter if the monitored person is inside or outside of a building. Notification that a button has been pressed is immediately displayed on the mobile telephone of predetermined persons and on the monitoring screen in the supervisors office or a control room. HOW HELPCARE WORKS Inside the...

HELPCARE - TECHNOLOGY SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CLIENT As people age and become seniors, their dependence on the people around them grows. Older people may no longer be self-sufficient and might prefer to rely on the help of others even for basic activities such as taking baths, getting dressed, cooking meals and shopping. They may stop going for walks because they are scared of falling or walking on slippery or uneven surfaces. Their self-confidence might start to diminish. HelpCare helps clients to regain a feeling of safety and preserves their quality of life to a later age. Even if...

PROVIDING CARE TO CLIENTS INSIDE BUILDINGS A WIRELESS SOLUTION THAT CAN BE MOVED elsewhere WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES If a monitored person is capable of moving freely around a building then a portable panic button would be suitable for them. If a monitored person only moves around within their room, fixed panic buttons or panic strips can be used. Property can also be protected by smoke and water leak sensors. In the HelpCare web platform all devices state their locations or the name of the monitored person, supplemented by important personal data (state of health, medication, photograph,...

CALLS FOR HELP BY PEOPLE MOVING AROUND OUTSIDE ALONE HelpCare is also suitable for vulnerable people, the elderly or people with physical disabilities who either live alone or go outside the care home alone where possible dangers exist - the person could have sudden health problems or fears about being attacked. SOS watches or pendant buttons are suitable for ensuring rapid first aid assistance outdoors. If the client finds themselves in danger, they can call help by pressing the SOS button on the watch. Information that an alarm has been raised, the device owner and their last GPS position...

WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY THAT ASSISTS 1 Portable personal panic buttons Portable panic button/watch Call for help by pressing when moving around the building. The client wears this constantly on a wrist. Call for help by pressing when moving around the building. Portable SOS button or SOS watch Call for help by pressing button. GPS position is shown on map to know where the client is. Care staff Residents and their visitors REGGAE receivers Cover the whole area of the retirement home. Thanks to this, immediate alert of a button being pressed is received. Device to warn of exit from premises...

NFC chips NFC chips can be named according to the specific activity covered. They are fixed where the client lives. They record the activities of staff. Fixed panic button Call for help by pressing e.g. when feeling unwell in the toilet. It is also possible to use this button outside (depending on signal from REGGAE receiver) e.g. in the gazebo. Fixed panic button with cord Client can call for help e.g. after a fall in the shower. Smoke/fire detector When smoke is detected, immediate information is sent to the mobile applications of staff and everyone else is warned by a loud siren. 13...

A RELIABLE SOLUTION -INDOORS AND OUTDOORS DEVICES FOR USE INSIDE BUILDINGS The main components are REGGAE receivers and various types of panic devices. Alarm messages are sent to the mobile phones and computers of predetermined persons. It is possible to set which persons should receive these messages at specific times, depending on who is working a particular shift. Fixed panic button Splash resistant (suitable for bathrooms and toilets) Audio signal when pressed For fixed installation Fixed panic button with cord Splash resistant Audio signal when pressed For fixed installation The cord...

DEVICES FOR OUTSIDE USE These are designed for people who move freely around outside and who want the reassurance that they can call for help if something happens. The devices are capable of sending GPS positions, calling for help and telephony. The map background on the mobile application shows where the client is and so it is possible to either call the emergency services or for staff to go to assist the client themselves. Portable button (pendant) or SOS watch Long battery life GPS position location Splash resistant Possible to use as mobile phone Smoke detector Wireless smoke detector...

The mobile application is designed for nursing staff and caregivers, who are currently at work or on-call and who take care of clients. It provides quick resolution of alarms and the facility to add commentary about what happened. It provides an overview of who has called for help (and when), whether the situation is being resolved by anyone and if so, by whom. Audio and vibration signals are set off when an alarm is raised. Display of current alarm Confirmation of alarm takeover General details of the senior who owns the device Detailed information of the senior Time:...

The web platform is designed for setting up the HelpCare system according to the specific needs of the place where it will be used. This defines the owners of specific buttons/devices, supplemented by information of the client, for example further details of health problems and medication taken. The system is designed for the administration of users (access for care staff or manager access), the setting of which working days (and from when or until) messages should be transmitted and on the mobile applications of which people messages should be displayed. List of all events that occurred...