The Aging Tsunami is coming…. GrandCare Systems’ explores a new frontier in technology using the...

The Aging Tsunami is coming…

GrandCare Systems’ explores a new frontier in technology using the Internet, the loved one’s television/touchscreen to communicate & wireless sensors to monitor wellness

DID YOU KNOW??

2/3 of all people that have ever lived to age 65 are ALIVE TODAY

Monitoring WellnessMonitoring Wellness

Door Sensor

Motion Sensor

s

Bed Sensor

Weight Scale

Blood Pressure

Cuff

GrandCare is…

• Wireless Sensors around the home monitoring wellness

• Pictures, Messages & other Communications sent directly to a private channel on the Television Set

• Knowledge, Awareness & Peace of Mind

• For the Good Times!!!

The “Communication Station”The “Communication Station”

Be aware without always being there

A New Dimension in Care

GrandCare can alert you if a certain condition is

met

If there is no motion at

the bedside in the

morning

If Dad gets up during the

night to use the bathroom

If Mom’s Medications

were not accessed at the

correct time

Call the Neighbor

Send an email to Jane’s office &

send a reminder message to Mom’s

TV

Automatically turn on the hallway light to assist him to the

bathroom

Smart Residents

choose to live in “Smart” Homes

A high tech, in-home remote monitoring solution with a unique “Communication Station” just for the resident.

GrandCare Systems

GrandCare works for you!

• Preset rules will alert you by phone or email

• View activity graphs and change rules anytime on-line

Assessing WellnessAssessing Wellness

The GrandCare On-line Main Menu

Caregivers help keep seniors independent at home

MOTION GRAPH

In-Home Care

• Baby Boomers want care brought to them

• CAST “Boomer Needs” focus groups– 90% willing to pay $50+ per month for services and

technologies to help them stay independent and in their own home

• Ecumen “Age Wave” Study of Baby Boomers in MN– 89% want to live at home– Nine out of 10 anticipate technology will help them live

longer and more independently

• Log-in with your user name & password

How do I access GrandCare

GrandCare is…

• Wireless Sensors around the home monitoring wellness

• Pictures, Messages & other Communications sent directly to a private channel on the Television Set

• Knowledge, Awareness & Peace of Mind

• For the Good Times!!!

GrandCare is…

• Wireless Sensors around the home monitoring wellness

• Pictures, Messages & other Communications sent directly to a private channel on the Television Set

• Knowledge, Awareness & Peace of Mind

• For the Good Times!!!

Tele-wellness

GrandCare = Self-Care

• The current healthcare system cannot handle the cost of healthcare, coverage issues and demographic pressures

WHAT CAN WE DO????

We must use enabling technology to shift from our current situation to in-home care and self-care.

(Forrester Report, Dec 2002)

The GrandCare Advantage

GrandCare explores a New Frontier in Technology using the Internet, the Resident’s Television to Communicate, and Wireless Sensors to Monitor Wellness.

• Enhanced Communication

– Pictures & Messages on the Resident’s TV– Opportunity to Involve Family & Friends

• Easy Assessment

– Wireless Sensors in each Residence– Information displayed on a Secure Website

GrandCare is…

• Wireless Sensors around the home monitoring wellness

• Pictures, Messages & other Communications sent directly to a private channel on the Television Set

• Knowledge, Awareness & Peace of Mind

• For the Good Times!!!