Bed Exit Sensor Mat | Sensor Mat for Bed

Source: DIGITIMES Electronic Times / Mark Tsai 2020/05/08
Original text: https://www.digitimes.com.tw

The app application connected to the bed exit sensor mat sensor clearly displays the heartbeat frequency and heartbeat intensity at once.
Picture reprinted to/Mark Tsai DIGITIMES Electronic Times 2020/05/08

According to data from the National Health Service of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, in recent years, traffic accidents and falls have been the leading causes of accidental injury and death among elderly people over 65 years old. Among every 100,000 elderly people, 25.7 people died from this. In addition, the proportion of elderly people who have fallen in a year is as high as 16.6%. Therefore, what senior caregivers hope to reduce the most is the elderly’s falls. Falls may cause fractures or injuries to the brain and face, etc. If the condition is serious, you are more likely to be bedridden. Bedridden will cause bedsores, decreased activity, loss of appetite, language function and depression, etc. Therefore, Luo Yilin, founder of ForeAider Technology Co., Ltd., and his team hope to use The smart sensor integrated with the mattress allows the caregiver to understand the status of the person being cared for leaving the bed. It also provides a tap-to-call function to further enhance the dignity and user experience of the elderly.

Seeing the needs of the elderly, patting and calling can help the elderly retain their dignity

The functions seem basic, but the two functions of bed exit detection and tapping call can really improve the caregiver's control over the elderly's actions. Luo Yilin analyzed his past experience in caring for the elderly and said that sometimes the reason for the rapid increase in the care needs of the elderly is not the natural decline of body functions but falls. Therefore, he hopes to focus on the technology and application of "fall prevention". In addition, since many elders are afraid of trouble and disturbing their children, the tap-to-call function also allows the elders to inform their caregivers of their needs while maintaining dignity and face.

Whether they are living in a nursing home or at home, smart watches, bracelets, cameras, in fact, young people or elders do not want to feel like they are being monitored. Therefore, Luo Yilin hopes to "not change "The elderly's living habits and family layout", we still use technology to help the elderly's lives and communication become healthier and smoother.

While understanding the needs of technology users, we also understand the living habits of the people being cared for.

Understanding the living habits and thinking of the elderly is very important for the development of long-term care technology. For example, some elderly people are very frugal, so their bedrooms may contain many items that have been collected and accumulated over the years. Therefore, if the size and orientation of the sensor mat for bed need to be changed to detect the activities of the elderly, the introduction of on-site technology services The resistance is naturally strong; in addition, the technology application interface in the care industry must be simple enough so that caregivers have the opportunity to quickly get started. Only when they get started can there be further feedback and the follow-up effects of continuous application.

Just imagine, every day is already dark and busy. In fact, caregivers do not have much time and attention to learn new technologies. With this realization, Luo Yilin shared his experience in communicating with colleagues in Germany and said, "Not wearable" , "integration into the environment" and "simple interface" are all details that need to be paid attention to in the early stages of Changzhao Technology's design and development.

Currently, we are negotiating with Mackay Hospital and Veterans General Hospital, and are also discussing with Zyxel Construction to expand services through the demonstration space method and the diversified business model of distribution. After investing about 5 years of research and development time in under-bed exit sensor mat detection technology, ForeAider Technology, which was established in July 2018, currently has a team of 5 and 7 shareholders, including doctors, deputy general managers of the information and communication industry, artificial intelligence (AI) ) algorithm experts, sensing technicians, university professors, etc.