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Bolzano, Safe Living ProjectBharat Bedi, Master Inventor, Emerging Technology Services

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1 in 5 of the population is over the age of 65. 

3 people over the age of 65 for every 2 under the age of 20

For every 2 people who are about to enter the workforce, nearly 3 are leaving the workforce.

City of Bolzano – Population Trend

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Challenge for the client – The City of Bolzano

Project Objectives

Allowing the elderly to continue to live safely and for longer in their own homes.

Increasing care worker efficiency through the use of technology

City & council budgets fixed or being reduced over the next 10 years.

Continued provision of high quality services and care.

Provision of new services within the existing budget.

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Brain Training

Physical Exercise

Video interaction with care staff

30 home pilot

Telecare Remote Home Environment Monitoring

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Installing the Smarter Planet….

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Dioxide

Smoke

Methane

Temperature

Humidity

Water

Motion

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Sensors

PPM Technology

EurotechCustom Sensors

Gateway

Zigbee

GuruPlug (small, cheap & excellent)

Acer Revo

Eurotech Helios(industrial but pricey)

Sensor data reduction

Data normalisation

Basic filtering

WebSphere Application ServerWebSphere Application Server

SMS Gateway

SMS Gateway

WebDashboard

WebDashboard

Email GatewayEmail

Gateway

DB2Sensor Data

DB2Sensor Data

MobileDashboard

MobileDashboard

Mobilealerts

Mobilealerts

Data InsightData Insight

WebSphereMessage Broker

WebSphereMessage Broker

MQ

Telem

etry

Web Dashboard

Live Home Status

Augmented Reality Browser

Remote monitoring architecture

Libelium Waspmote (small)

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Care worker and council access

Live Web Dashboard

Rich Mobile Information and Alerts

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Data insightAsleep

BreakfastLunch Dinner

The graph shows a correlation between the particiapant’s sleep pattern, daily routine and the safe levels of carbon monoxide (CO).

Having regular meals indicates that the person is active and in good shape.

Missing meals or irregular behaviour could be an early indicator of change in the person’s physical or psychological health.

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Two thirds of the elderly participants reported an improvement in their quality of life.

A 31% saving to the Bolzano City Council for the cost of related care for the elderly.

80% of the participants felt more secure and wanted to maintain their membership in the system

Key Outcomes

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Hints & Tips

Finding the right partners

Making the systems reliable

Support on the ground

Ease of use

Invisible

Knowing the status of the system and sensors

Easy to restart

Remote access and management

Reliable communication

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What next?

Mobile Healthcare

TelecareEnvironment Monitoring

Medication Adherence

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