Bienveillance et Prévention @DOM: connected tools to secure the home care of older adults
About this good practice
WHY?
>Observation: traditional home care assistance is no longer sufficient to ensure secure home support
>Entering a nursing home: involves costs and may be due to a lack of alternatives
>At home: higher risks of falls, solutions often ill-suited to seniors
>Bienveillance et Prévention @DOM (Caring and Prevention @HOME): alternatives to the limitations of home care assistance and to entering a nursing home
>Comprehensive support for the seniors by integrating home automation, advanced remote assistance, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and home care
FOR WHOM?
Older people who are losing their independence and wish to remain at home
AREA:
City of Limoges
WHAT IS IT FOR?
• PERSONALISED projects for each older person: prior to implementation, the needs of the senior and their relatives are assessed, any frailty is identified, an occupational therapist is consulted and the older person agrees.
• The system is based on a number of different elements, including care, support, coordination and technology.
• It involves advanced remote assistance with fall detection through HOME-BASED SENSORS. A monitoring centre provides 24/7 alerts if necessary.
• An APPLICATION is available for relatives to remotely monitor and access all available information.
• AI will analyse all these sensors and identify lifestyle patterns to predict risks and anomalies (visible via a portal).
STEPS:
• Pilot project from 2021 to 2023
• Local Resource Centre (CRT) since September 2023
Resources needed
FINANCIAL
>Pilot project: support of €140,000 from the Regional Council
>Today: the funding is provided by the Regional Health Agency
>Free for the senior
HUMAN
>Emergencies, Hospitalisation at home, GP, home care services
MATERIAL
>Connected devices: motion sensors, fall detection wristbands
Evidence of success
• 360° support for seniors >the combination of gerontechnologies alongside carers strengthens SUPPORT and SECURITY at home
• Collaboration with all the local stakeholders involved in home care, healthcare teams and AI solutions
• 12 older people have been monitored to date (2023) > this project has just been extended with the creation of a new Local Resource Centre which will support 30 patients in Limoges
• Reduction in falls, hospitalisations and the overall cost of caring for a senior at home
Potential for learning or transfer
This practice could be transferred to other regions thanks to a number of success factors:
• The approach of carrying out personalised projects by assessing the needs of each older person, considering their fragility, and involving healthcare professionals enables specific ADAPTATION TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
• The use of home automation, advanced remote assistance, and AI represents a MODERN TECHNOLOGICAL approach to ensure the safety and well-being of the seniors.
• The availability of an application that allows relatives to monitor remotely and access all relevant information offers a FAMILY SUPPORT dimension.
• The integration of AI to ANALYSE sensor data and PREDICT potential risks constitutes a proactive approach. This use of AI may inspire other territories to explore similar solutions.
• The creation of an EXTRANET PORTAL for project monitoring, consolidating various information such as daily activities, alerts, and health data, provides a centralised and transparent approach.
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