ࡱ> ;=:5@ Lbjbj22 !(XXL          $OR< N NN<   QN:   N:z,   +V&  g0 7 7    7 \   J <<   Smart way of living for people with dementia A groundbreaking new 'smart flat' at Hillside Court in St George, Bristol, is using the latest technology to give people with dementia and those with other serious long term health conditions greater independence. Part of the Hillside Court very sheltered housing scheme, the equipment in the flat has been developed over several years by the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME) at Bath University, in consultation with people with dementia and their carers. Known as an 'enabling smart home', it is a joint project between BIME, Bristol City Council's Adult Community Care service, Bristol PCT's Intermediate Care Service, Dementia Voice, dementia services development centre for the south west and Housing 21, a national provider of housing with care and support for older people. Designed to help people readjust to living on their own after a stay in hospital, special sensors in the home talk directly to support devices such as, cooker controllers and light switches. The system is able to respond to many different situations within the flat, without having to contact care staff, often just using simple voice prompts. It therefore provides a very quick response and gives residents a greater feeling of control as it doesn't rely on people coming in from outside to resolve problems, with outside help only called in for real emergencies. The flat has been set up as a two year pilot to assess how the technology helps give people more independence and control, reducing the risk of users being readmitted to hospital or going into long term care. Individual components of the system have been tested by people with dementia, but the complete installation has previously only been used at one other Housing 21 property in Lewisham, south London. The important difference between the two flats is that whilst the sensors and support devices used in Lewisham are physically wired together, the new Bristol flat uses wireless technology. Professor Roger Orpwood, of BIME, explains: The really smart thing about the wireless technology we have used in this flat is that we can take the elements that clients find particularly useful and install them in their own home. The whole installation is quite unique because it is designed to empower the resident rather than relying on outside help to deal with problems. The idea is that residents will stay in the flat for a short period of around three months, before returning to their own home. David Self, Dementia Services Advisor at Dementia Voice said: The work we have already done in Lewisham has shown that by using technology we can improve independence and quality of life for people with dementia and reduce anxieties for relatives, without increasing the burden on care staff. We hope this latest project will take things a step further with the opportunity to install the successful 'smart' elements of the flat in people's own homes. Councillor John Kiely, Executive Member for Housing and Adult Community Care at Bristol City Council, adds: Smart technology doesn't just monitor people to make sure they stay safe, it also has the potential to preserve the dignity and independence of people with dementia who want to continue living in their own homes. Ends Reporters, photographers and film crews are invited to visit the new 'enabling smart home' at Hillside Court Very Sheltered Housing, St George, Bristol, on 25th January at 11.30am. Professor Roger Orpwood, of Bath Institute of Medical Engineering and David Self of Dementia Voice, will give a tour of the flat, explaining the smart technology and how it will support users with dementia and or other serious long term health conditions. Notes to Editor: What can the technology do? If the occupant was detected opening the main door at inappropriate times they would be given a prompt to let them know the time and encourage them to go back to bed. If they continued to go out, care staff would be alerted. If the occupant got out of bed at night, the bedroom lights would be gently faded up. If the occupant got back into bed and left the lights on, the house would wait a couple of minutes and then fade the lights off. The user could turn the lights on and off anytime they wanted themselves. If the occupant moved around the house when it was dark, appropriate room lights would be turned on to help orientate them and prevent falls. If taps were accidentally left on they would be turned off. If the cooker was left on the occupant would be prompted to turn it off. This would be done twice but if they didn't respond, or if smoke was detected near the cooker, it would be turned off and care staff alerted. 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