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ForeAider creates non-wearable nursing aid for the elderly with sleeping problems
A company founded primarily by nurses, physicians, and senior engineers in Taiwan has developed a non-wearable nursing aid for elderly individuals as a solution for the discomfort associated with using wearables during sleep.
“Many elderly people are reluctant to go to bed using wearable devices. We want to provide intimate care services without changing original habits. Filial piety is made simple so that older people are truly respected. Based on this belief, we developed a nursing aid that can help caregivers be "non-wearable and suitable for most mattresses,” said Ian Lo, ForeAider Founder and General Manager.
A smart pad designed to help the elderly
The company created a line of sleep sensing pad products, the ForeAider Z Smart Sensing Pad-lite and ForeAider Z Smart Sensing Pad-standard, based on micro-motion technology. ForeAider Z is an invisible sensing technology that is always by your side. ForeAider’s dedication brings you peace of mind.
“Our contact-free, high sensitivity technology can be used in mattresses that are less than 25 cm in thickness. This means there is no more need to wear sensors, no monitor; the sensing interface unobtrusively integrates into the living environment of the elderly,” Lo said.
He said the contact-free monitoring technology under the mattress can generate stable and accurate signals, and record measurements for each condition. ForeAider Z is made of a flexible plastic, soft air cushion. It is durable and not easily damaged.
“It has been verified that the signals can be stably recorded through commercially available pocket-spring mattresses and latex mattresses. It takes only 60 seconds to convert an ordinary bed into a smart bed,” Lo said.
Healthcare is more than just being comfortable
Another very useful feature of ForeAider Z Smart Sensing Pad-lite is the “pat the mattres” action to call for help when lying on the bed or falling down at the bedside. For instance, when lying in bed, users can simply pat the mattress for 5 seconds consecutively. When a “beep” is heard, the call notification can be sent. In addition, if one falls at the bedside, one can also pat the mattress to notify the caregiver.
It also features a 2-stage alert for in-bed and out-of-bed detection. Caregivers can set an out-of-bed condition that automatically alerts them when their care recipient is away from bed for longer than usual. Users may adjust the response time based on circumstances.
The device’s main source is through a remote connection. It also features an automatic inflation mechanism and air cushion damage alert.
ForeAider Z Smart Sensing Pad-standard monitors the heart rate and respiratory rate of elderly care recipients during sleep.
“It also features human body micromotion measurement and status determination such as out-of-bed, roll over, falling asleep, etc.,” said Lo.
The solution for Taiwan’s aging society
ForeAider’s products are proving increasingly useful as the percentage of Taiwan’s population aged 65 or more now stands at 15 percent in 15 of the country’s municipalities, with this percentage set to continue to rise through the foreseeable future. Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) has selected Foreaider as one of the 100 featured Taiwanese startups showcased at CES 2021.
The report said that the latest Ministry of the Interior statistics show the 15 municipalities where people aged 65 and over account for more than 15 percent of the total population. These include Taipei City, Tainan City, and Kaohsiung City, among others. The elderly population is particularly high in Chiayi County, where nearly 20 percent of residents are 65 years old or more. According to WHO, a nation is defined as an aged society when 14 percent of its population is over the age of 65 and a super-aged society when the elderly population exceeds 20 percent.
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