Develop a software and hardware solution to assist elderly people day to day so that the relatives can monitor their activities

COMAND developed a new product/service offering using IoT technology. The end product allows real time monitoring of the daily activities of elderly people by either professional carers or their direct family members. The family decides which activities would reassure them that all is okay. Small sensors are placed on household objects and in rooms around the home and the Smartcarers App reassures everyone that all is normal.

The innovation of Smartcarers is not in the realms of IoT devices which will rapidly commoditise. Data Analytics will provide unique insights into the daily lives of elderly people. By analysing raw IoT we reveal meaningful insights that allow families to understand the daily lives of their live-alone parents. From the Edinburgh pilot project, the family learnt that their Dementia suffering mother, has now lost the ability to distinguish day from night and was spending 4 hours per night alone in her living room. Our service identified this and the family and dementia nurses are testing interventions. From this, and other examples, we proved that IoT plus data analytics can be built into a valuable innovative service that can enrich lives.