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Tech that detects falls to be offered to all HDB households after pilot at Queenstown Health District It is just one of many tools and systems being tested at the district, before deciding which can be implemented or installed in housing estates islandwide to improve residents’ quality of life.
An app notifies caregivers with a recording of the moment a resident suddenly falls onto the ground.The technology uses Lidar, which scans for movements with light detection and ranging.It only senses and records the moment of the fall, and is not a continuous live recording.
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Sherlyn Seah @SherlynSeahCNA Darrelle Ng
Sherlyn Seah & Darrelle Ng 15 Feb 2024 08:34PM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn SINGAPORE: Technology that detects when a person has fallen at home and notify their family members will soon be offered to all Housing and Development Board (HDB) households.
The pilot for the project was conducted for two months in Queenstown, the site of Singapore’s first Health District co-developed with the National University Health System (NUHS).
It is just one of many tools and systems being tested at the district for potential use in housing estates to improve residents’ quality of life.
HOW THE TECH WORKS Sensors are able to detect a resident’s fall.
If the resident does not get up within one minute, an alarm will sound to alert others nearby.
A device which detects when someone has fallen at home.Another, more advanced device uses Lidar, which scans for movements with light detection and ranging, and can sense and record the moment a person standing upright suddenly falls onto the ground.
Those living alone can pre-set the device to send instant notifications to caregivers via a mobile app, along with the recording, when such incidents are detected.
The systems were tested in the Health District from November 2022 to February 2023, and HDB aims to offer such technology to all its households across the nation later this year.
“Through residents’ feedback, tech providers were able to refine the solutions … We are now stabilising the system and if all goes well, we will see how to progressively introduce this,” Dr Johnny Wong, Deputy CEO (Building) at HDB, told CNA’s Singapore Tonight on Tuesday (Feb 13)..
