Smoking Chimney: Putting the Social back into Care
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SmokingChimney SmokingChimney Make it easier for people to help each other Kent Connects Saturday 23 November 2013 Leonard Anderson Chris Orton Alex Kenmure Winner
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Prototype of system for helping families to provide care to vulnerable relatives. Winner of a challenge from Kent Connects.
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SmokingChimneySmokingChimney
Make it easier for people to help each other
Kent ConnectsSaturday 23 November 2013
Leonard AndersonChris Orton
Alex Kenmure
Winner
Facts: Elderly people need care Facts: Elderly people need care
• Personal Needso Better quality of lifeo > 1.5 million have care needs not met by the state
• UK population estimateso 18 million > 65 by 2030: 30% of populationo ~ 2.5 million people > 75 live alone
• Care Provisiono 1.5 million paid carerso 6 million unpaid carers.
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Rising demand for family social care
Sources:
AKTIVE, AgeUK, EU, HSCIC
Challenge to be solvedChallenge to be solved
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Public Sector
Family
Vulnerable people living independently
Family need more information to helpif they can
Granny’s True StoryGranny’s True Story
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Start: No heating
Smoking Chimney would have alerted neighbours
Ambulance called
ActivityChange
A modern solutionA modern solution
Passive sensors for the Home, eg six sensors in one case
• Thermometer - Temperature• Accelerometer – Motion• Gyroscope - Motion• Compass - Direction• Hygrometer – Relative Humidity• Barometer - Pressure
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Off the shelf components
Battery lasts 2 years with low energy Bluetooth
Send data via Internet to activity analysis software
Results viewable by any family member on Web or Smartphone
£20
People help each OtherPeople help each Other
Technology replaces the smoking chimney
Independent People Families and Carers
Insight
Care
Technology
Sensor Data
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Prototype UsePrototype Use
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Activity monitoring and knowledge of person
NormalDay
Peace of Mind
Unusual Activity
Alarmor
No Activity
Text Alert
Putting the Social back into CarePutting the Social back into Care
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Social
Wellbeing Economic More
connected caring society
