Jan 06
Today at CES, Wellcore Corp. announced a new monitoring system that detects and reports when seniors have fallen down and can’t get up. Called a Mobile Personal Emergency Response System, the package includes an Internet-connected base unit and one or two portable devices that clip to clothes or belts and communicate either via the base station or via Bluetooth to a cell phone when the wearer takes a spill.
Similar devices in the past have relied on the fallen senior to press a button to summon help, but this one can call for assistance on its own, depending on the wearer’s movement patterns. The company says the device is sensitive enough to discern the difference between a fall and an abrupt sit-down or other similar movements, so false alarms won’t be an issue.
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