O3‐07‐05: Toward a smart home solution for domiciliary assistance in Alzheimer's diseases

Abstract

Toward a smart home solution for domiciliary assistance in Alzheimer's diseases Abstract body (350 word limit) should include: Background: The number of people with Alzheimer in the European Union is estimated to be 5.8 million and is expected to double or treble by 2050. Alzheimer's patients should be constantly assisted or at home by caregivers or in nursing home by skilled workers. Some studies showed that a specific domiciliary care of Alzheimer's patients in initial stages of the syndrome can slow down the course of the illness. However, because of the complexity of this disease, these persons are early institutionalized in nursing home with negative consequences for patients themselves and welfare costs (nursing home costs three time the domiciliary one). In order to increase quality and time of domiciliary cares, innovative technologies, integrated in patients' domestic environments, and assistance to caregivers are crucial to perform a sterling service. The present study shows a smart domestic sensors network to help caregivers in patient monitoring and avoiding unsafe events.

A first step toward a pervasive and smart ZigBee sensor system for assistance and rehabilitation

“…The PISRA system and its assistive functionalities (included some functionalities which will be soon added to it) were firstly validated together with a multidisciplinary work-team of a nursing home for elderly people [19], consisting of clinicians, psychologists, therapists and engineers.…”