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Radar-powered fall detection: A new approach to elderly care safety
If an elderly person falls over, they may need immediate help and medical attention to prevent serious health consequences. Thanks to a new, radar-powered solution that can be installed in bedrooms, corridors, and other key areas in care facilities, staff can respond faster to help elderly and vulnerable clients in the event of a fall and ensure the best possible health outcomes for them – while also fully respecting their privacy.
Falls are a common and often devastating complication of hospital and care-facility life, particularly for older adults. Research from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimates that somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in a hospital every year, and residents of long-term care facilities are at even greater risk. For organizations caring for elderly or vulnerable people, having a reliable fall detection and prevention technology for care communities in place isn't optional — it's essential.
AI-powered fall detection cameras have already gone a long way toward solving this, offering an always-on, automated early warning system for elderly decline and sudden falls alike, without relying on staff remembering to check in or residents remembering to press an alarm button. But for the most private spaces in a care setting — bedrooms, bathrooms, changing areas — camera monitoring isn't always appropriate, however well-intentioned.
This is where radar-powered fall prevention sensors for elderly care take things a step further.
Radar-powered fall detection solutions has several key advantages when compared with traditional solutions. Critically, they provide accurate fall detection and instant alarms, 24 hours a day, ensuring that staff can arrive on the scene in near real time to provide the care elderly and vulnerable clients need. Equally importantly, they allow healthcare providers to detect falls and rapidly provide care in a way that totally respects client privacy.
Hikvision provides some of the industry’s leading radar-powered fall detection solutions. These use non-harmful, millimeter wave radar to detect clients’ locations, speed of movement and posture within their rooms or in communal areas, triggering alerts in the event of a fall. At the same time, an intelligent deep learning algorithm differentiates between sitting and lying postures to maximize alarm accuracy and minimize false alarms, saving times for care teams and ensuring that 100% of time and effort are dedicated to responding in the event of genuine falls.
As well as using radar for accurate, 24x7 fall detection and alerts, Hikvision has created an auxiliary care radar solution that monitors clients’ medical information in a contactless and non-intrusive way. This solution monitors the time clients spend in and out of bed, their breathing and heart rates, and information about their body movements to provide a real-time assessment of their wellbeing. If any of these signs are a cause for concern, an alert is sent to the care team in real time to support a fast, effective intervention and to ensure the best health outcomes.
To find out more about Hikvision radar-powered fall detection solutions, and how they can help you deliver even better health outcomes for your elderly or vulnerable clients, please visit the website, or contact us today!
For a real-world example of radar fall detection in action, read Fall Detection Radar in Healthcare: How Radar-Based Systems Protect Patients in Hospitals and Care Facilities
[1] & [2] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/falls/adultfalls.html
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