Nighttime Bed Occupancy Pilot Project

The care and safety of Persons Living with Dementia (PLWD) within assisted living and other communal living models is extremely important. One key symptom of dementia is disorientation for time and/or place and this can lead to wandering behaviours for residents. Overnight in care homes, the limited is focused on required resident care cannot watch all residents that are expected to be sleeping in their rooms. A resident that wanders is at risk for falls or may wander into the room of another resident disturbing them or worse. The result is that care homes need a solution that can monitor and alert staff for residents that have left their beds but do so in a way that does not disturb other residents. This project will assess the Tochtech SleepSense sensor within a specialized memory care facility to assess its performance and effects of staff workflow and efficiency.

Faculty Supervisor:

Bruce Wallace;Mirou Jaana;Frank Knoefel

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Partner:

Elizabeth Bruyere Continuing Care Hospital;Tochtech Technologies Ltd.;All Seniors’ Care

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

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