A new approach in home care is the combining of home health technology with home care services allowing the elderly and the disabled to live independently longer. Benefits of combining technology with services are reduced cost of care, increased safety of the individual and comfort to concerned family members.
At Home’s Tech Advantage provides 24/7 monitoring capabilities, personal and home safety and security, personal health monitoring, communication between family members and caregivers, activities for enhanced cognition and more.
Here is a sampling of some of the products we have available for caregivers:
AMBER SELECTx Wireless Emergency Response System
AMBER SELECTx Wireless Emergency Response System
Overview
In the event of an emergency, help can be called at the press of a button
Rechargeable backup battery can provide up to 24 hours of operation
Connect up to 29 wireless devices (detectors/transmitters)
Remote control by telephone and computer
Two-way voice communication
Essential Info
The AMBER SELECTx can be used as the emergency communication center of your system. Using the included pendant transmitter or other optional detectors/transmitters, you can wirelessly contact a Monitoring Center (activation sold separately) or a private phone number of a friend or relative to report the emergency event. The waterproof PERS (Personal Emergency Response System) pendant wireless transmitter lets you signal to the AMBER SELECTx from anywhere in your home when you need emergency assistance. It can be activated by simply pushing its red button to place an emergency call or answer an incoming call. A total of 29 wireless sensors, sold separately, can be used with this system. The main unit allows for two-way voice communication and has a built-in speakerphone for hands-free communication making it easy to place an outgoing or receiving an incoming call if you are unable to reach the phone. Both the central station and any person to whom the unit is dialing can perform a number of actions using the AMBER SELECTx unit including but not limited to: speaker ON, microphone OFF, microphone ON, speaker OFF, Increase speaker volume, Decrease speaker volume, Trouble announcement and Trouble stop. A HHCPC (Home Health Care Personal Computer) software CD has also been included to make setup up easy and allow for remote access to your system (if connected to a modem), providing a remote diagnostic and event log. The AMBER SELECTx is ideal for seniors, those with a disability, or anyone who wants to add increased safety and well-being of individuals within their home.
My Halo Clip – Advanced Personal Monitoring and Alert System for Seniors
My Halo Clip
The myHalo Clip is designed for seniors (or other home health patients) and their Caregivers. It is much more than just a panic button worn for emergency situations. The advanced technology and reliability built into the myHalo Clip allows myHalo users who are temporarily unable to call for help to still be protected.
SAVING SENIORS’ LIVES, ONE FALL AT A TIME
Halo Monitoring’s mission is to help seniors remain safe, healthy and independent so they and their families can enjoy their lives to the fullest. The myHalo system is a medical alarm that sends an automatic alert – no need to push a button – in the event of a fall. While most medical alarms are only able to react to an emergency, myHalo is the first system of its kind to provide 24/7 activity and health monitoring. Seniors get proactive care when they need it, while remaining independent.
My Halo Complete – Advanced Personal Monitoring and Alert System for Seniors
My Halo Complete
myHalo Complete offers automatic, 24/7 health monitoring and advanced fall detection to promote independent living for seniors – and peace of mind for the people who love them.
It is much more than just a panic button worn for emergency situations. With those systems, the user must be conscious and physically able to push the panic button to summon help. The advanced technology and reliability built into the myHalo System allows myHalo users who are temporarily unable to call for help to still be protected.
The myHalo Complete system includes the myHalo Chest Strap Transmitter, a Home Gateway appliance, the Caregiver’s web-based monitoring portal, and 24/7 professional alert response.
The comfortable and light-weight chest strap is easy to use and allows out-of-the house recording for up to 48 hours.
Presto Printing Mailbox
Presto Printing Mailbox
Presto enables the 58% of Americans age 65+ who don’t use a computer to receive email, photos and documents from the rest of their family and friends who do. No computer or Internet service required.
PROVIDE SOLUTIONS FOR AGING IN PLACE
Aging in one’s own home is a highly desired goal, but one that can breed social isolation which is prevalent among older Americans. And since 58% of Americans over age 65 don’t use a computer, it’s more important than ever to find a solution that provides a rich connection between family members of all ages. By selling Presto as a home health tech solution for aging-in-place, you make it possible for whole families to communicate with their elder loved ones by sending email, digital photos and documents. The seniors don’t need a computer or Internet service, just the Presto Mail service and Printing Mailbox. By installing this new service it will provide a renewed link between elders and their family that can significantly improve their quality of life and ability to age-in-place.
Cookstop Stovetop Fire Prevention
Home Kitchen Fire Prevention
AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF THE STOVE
CookStop continuously checks for movement in the kitchen. If the resident leaves the room, or falls asleep, CookStop shuts the stove off.
Is an unattended pan heating on a stove in a residential unit you manage — right now? Is someone asleep with the stove on? Did they get distracted talking on their cell phone and step away from cooking?
CookStop can be watching for you — and shut down that fire risk! Multi-family complexes, especially retirement and independent living facilities, have magnified risk from kitchen fires.
CookStop is a proactive solution, stopping the cause of the fire. Smoke detectors, alarms and sprinklers are reactive solutions – by the time they activate, smoke, flames, and risk are already present.
A caregiver, with the particular knowledge that comes from spending extended time with their client, is in a valuable position to make specific recommendations to the family about adjusting the CookStop to the client’s capabilities.
Peace of mind and reduced risk for residents, property managers, and owners.
-Independent living residences
-Multi-family retirement communities
-Continuing care retirement communities
-Student Dormatories, Residence Halls
“Each year almost 2400 cooking fires are reported in college residences.” – NFPA statistics 2002-2005
Can you stop an inattentive college student from starting a fire?
-First Time on Their Own
-Partying
-Cell Phone Distraction
-Cluttered Stove Area
-Sleep-deprived
-Just Forgot when Leaving
-Inexperienced Cooks
The only solution with programmable cooking permissions plus motion sensing. Set the stove for use during only certain hours or days (e.g. no after midnight cooking). Set the stove so student must push a button to cook longer than a set time (ensuring student is attentive to the cooking)
MedReady Autmoatic Pill Dispenser with Modem
MedReady Automatic Pill Dispenser
AUTOMATED MEDICATION OPTIONS NOTIFY THE CAREGIVER
Portable, reliable, secure. We offer the MedReady 1650 Series of automated medication dispensers. These pill dispensers send a daily report to the Caregiver via the internet (MedReady monitoring service).
