SmokingChimney SmokingChimney Make it easier for people to help each other Kent Connects Saturday 23 November 2013 Leonard Anderson Chris Orton Alex Kenmure Winner
Jan 13, 2015
SmokingChimneySmokingChimney
Make it easier for people to help each other
Kent ConnectsSaturday 23 November 2013
Leonard AndersonChris Orton
Alex Kenmure
Winner
Facts: Elderly people need care Facts: Elderly people need care
• Personal Needso Better quality of lifeo > 1.5 million have care needs not met by the state
• UK population estimateso 18 million > 65 by 2030: 30% of populationo ~ 2.5 million people > 75 live alone
• Care Provisiono 1.5 million paid carerso 6 million unpaid carers.
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Rising demand for family social care
Sources:
AKTIVE, AgeUK, EU, HSCIC
Challenge to be solvedChallenge to be solved
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Public Sector
Family
Vulnerable people living independently
Family need more information to helpif they can
Granny’s True StoryGranny’s True Story
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Start: No heating
Smoking Chimney would have alerted neighbours
Ambulance called
ActivityChange
A modern solutionA modern solution
Passive sensors for the Home, eg six sensors in one case
• Thermometer - Temperature• Accelerometer – Motion• Gyroscope - Motion• Compass - Direction• Hygrometer – Relative Humidity• Barometer - Pressure
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Off the shelf components
Battery lasts 2 years with low energy Bluetooth
Send data via Internet to activity analysis software
Results viewable by any family member on Web or Smartphone
£20
People help each OtherPeople help each Other
Technology replaces the smoking chimney
Independent People Families and Carers
Insight
Care
Technology
Sensor Data
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Prototype UsePrototype Use
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Activity monitoring and knowledge of person
NormalDay
Peace of Mind
Unusual Activity
Alarmor
No Activity
Text Alert
Putting the Social back into CarePutting the Social back into Care
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Social
Wellbeing Economic More
connected caring society