With NurseAssist, MOBOTIX AG and Kepler Vision Technologies are launching their first joint solution for the elderly, hospital, and care facilities. Kepler’s software, which is embedded in the MOBOTIX c71 Hemispheric Indoor Camera, accurately detects people falling, as well as leaving the bed. It can significantly reduce false alarms compared to other automatic systems. As a result, the solution leads to significantly improved care for the elderly, the sick, and those in need of nursing care, while reducing the workload on staff and increasing cost efficiency.
The Dutch company Kepler Vision Technologies develops unique software solutions for healthcare based on artificial intelligence (AI). With these, Kepler monitors the well-being of patients. The privacy of the patients is preserved, as no images are stored, and only the nursing staff is alerted in the event of an emergency.
Falls of elderly, sick, and dependent persons often lead to serious consequences-even death-if help does not come promptly. Technical solutions are often used to detect incidents. Unfortunately, in their conventional form, they frequently trigger false alarms.
A Kepler case study of an elderly care provider operating in the Netherlands shows that in a care facility with 16 patients, around 1,500 alarms were reported weekly by common monitoring solutions. In many cases, however, these were false alarms triggered, for example, by a falling pillow, a fluttering curtain, or pets jumping onto the bed.
MOBOTIX NurseAssist powered by Kepler Vision Technologies eliminates these factors and is therefore much more reliable than other systems. For the 16 patients in the case study alone, this led to a daily time saving of three working hours.
In addition, constant false alarms put a strain on nursing staff (alarm fatigue), increasing the risk that help will not be provided in time in the event of a real emergency. The use of NurseAssist leads to falls being detected earlier. The solution ensures greater safety, higher job satisfaction for nursing staff, and high-cost efficiency.
The MOBOTIX c71 is the optimal sensor for this precise software. Thanks to its hemispheric technology, can monitor complete rooms without blind spots. The solution combines privacy with the maximum independence of the care recipient. Images are not stored but are used to detect critical incidents. The solution includes a privacy mode that ensures that, for example, displays such as “person in bed” are shown. The image of the optical sensor is not visible if an alarm event has occurred. The sensitive care and health sector assumes reliable data protection-a core element of this MOBOTIX solution. Registered alarms are sent exclusively to the defined care personnel, e.g., to the smart device of the nurse on duty.
The discreet system works reliably day and night. Thanks to the IR illumination, it detects details even in complete darkness. In addition, the integrated audio function enables time-saving bidirectional communication with the patient or care recipient.
The simple commissioning and integration into existing nurse-call systems of homes for the elderly, nursing homes, and hospitals, facilitates everyone to maximise the benefits of this unique technology. This ensures reliable, secure, and fast communication to nurses’ mobile devices and push-to-talk audio interaction with patients.
