Safety technologies include technologies for emergency call and Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS), fall detection and prevention, environmental monitoring (temperature, carbon monoxide, flood, smoke and fire alarms), access control, wander management, unattended stove shut-off systems and the like. Other safety enhancing technologies like grab bars, non-slip mats, and other home modifications as well as mobility aids, such as canes and walkers, can provide enhance safety of seniors when appropriately prescribed and fitted, but they rarely incorporate advanced technology.
Safety technologies provide enhanced sense of security, prolonged independence, improved quality of life and have the potential for improved health outcome for seniors. They provide peace of mind and reduce the strains of informal/ family caregiver. These technologies also have the potential to improve the quality of care and reduced liability for the care provider. Finally, safety technologies have the potential to improve care quality and reduce health care bill for the payer and society in general.
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