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Independent living

Empowering digital solutions that change lives for the better

Challenges

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Across the globe, healthcare organisations are involved in a constant tension between meeting the increasing demand for services and reducing the rising cost. Managing chronic health conditions and providing care for an ageing population is becoming more challenging each year; for example, the number of people with dementia is forecast to reach 75 million by 2030.1 They can be at risk when living alone, but moving to residential care is not always desirable or affordable. IoT-powered assisted living solutions bridge the gap transforming services to enable people to live independently in and out of their homes for longer with more peace of mind while reducing costs in end to end patient solutions.

How we can help

Vodafone provides a range of solutions from managed tablets and handhelds to mobile asset tracking, all linking to a secure Healthcare Platform where clinicians or carers can monitor the patient’s outcomes or safety inside or outside the home. We also manage the relationships with a breadth of partners to enable new innovative health solutions are implemented. For example, our partnership with Lively Home by GreatCall enabled wireless activity sensors to be placed into the homes of patients. Family members could then discretely check, via an online dashboard with a secure login, that their elderly relatives were safe, giving them peace of mind and enabling people to live independently in their own homes.

References

http://www.alz.co.uk/research/statistics
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Connected Living

Connected Living supports people with care needs whether they live independently or in assisted living homes. With technology, users can monitor their own environment, communicate with their care giver and carry out every day tasks with greater independence.

Connected Living | Working with Mencap

Working with Mencap

Mencap aim to break down society's attitudes towards learning disability. The Connected Living project was born about 18 months ago to try to find solutions for people with a learning disability to have more tailored and personalised support, using technology at the heart of the solution. It can help to make people feel safer, more independent and in control of their environment.
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Healthcare Platforms

Provide real-time data via a porta that can be accessed anytime and anywhere. Solutions include stock management, patient and lone worker monitoring, medication reminders, messages and alerts.

Managed Tablets and Handhelds

Provide cellular connectivity and management support, making them ideal for use in remote patient monitoring, clinical trials or for health visitors and social workers.

Lone Worker Solutions

Keep your workforce safe and secure with reliable communication in case of emergencies. With 24/7 call centre support and a range of devices available, the Lone Worker Solution ensures health and safety compliance and gives your workforce the confidence when working remotely.

Mobile Asset Tracking

Trackers can easily be fitted to assets such as stock pallets, giving you near real-time visibility of each asset's location from and online portal, helping you reduce losses and increase efficiency.

Cold Chain Monitoring

Monitors temperature and shelf life, at real time through the supply chain for many healthcare products, providing safety, operational efficiency and compliance.

Bespoke Solutions

We can work in partnership to develop innovative solutions that meet your global requirements.

Case studies

No Isolation delivers friendship when you need it most

See how Vodafone IoT and No Isolation work together to prevent social isolation for children with long-term illness.

Lively Home enables independent living

Lively Home by GreatCall uses remote sensors to enable families to monitor elderly relatives’ movements. Activity sensors log daily routines and look out for behaviour that is out of the ordinary— such as bedroom lights being left on overnight. It uses Vodafone’s managed IoT solutions so family members can discreetly check, via an online dashboard with secure login that elderly relatives are safe— giving them peace of mind and enabling people to live independently in their own homes.

Vodafone IoT and VISION Localization Systems support Alzheimer’s patients

VISION Localization Systems is a Spanish company specialising in the research, design and sale of personal location trackers. The company focuses on developing a service to aid people with a high risk of getting lost, including the mentally ill.

ASD Healthcare tracks life-saving medication remotely

Using Vodafone’s Managed IoT Connectivity Platform, ASD can remotely track stock levels and expiry dates of medication and enable alerts to clients to ensure that medication never spoils or runs out. So patients can be sure their medication always meets quality standards. Through connecting refrigeration units in new smaller practices and patient’s homes, new markets have been opened to ASD healthcare practices and patient’s homes.

Medisanté enhances patient care

Medisanté develops innovative connected care solutions with Vodafone IoT.

Challenges

Challenges

Independent Living - Challenges

Across the globe, healthcare organisations are involved in a constant tension between meeting the increasing demand for services and reducing the rising cost. Managing chronic health conditions and providing care for an ageing population is becoming more challenging each year; for example, the number of people with dementia is forecast to reach 75 million by 2030.1 They can be at risk when living alone, but moving to residential care is not always desirable or affordable. IoT-powered assisted living solutions bridge the gap transforming services to enable people to live independently in and out of their homes for longer with more peace of mind while reducing costs in end to end patient solutions.

How we can help

Vodafone provides a range of solutions from managed tablets and handhelds to mobile asset tracking, all linking to a secure Healthcare Platform where clinicians or carers can monitor the patient’s outcomes or safety inside or outside the home. We also manage the relationships with a breadth of partners to enable new innovative health solutions are implemented. For example, our partnership with Lively Home by GreatCall enabled wireless activity sensors to be placed into the homes of patients. Family members could then discretely check, via an online dashboard with a secure login, that their elderly relatives were safe, giving them peace of mind and enabling people to live independently in their own homes.

References

http://www.alz.co.uk/research/statistics
Independent Living - Challenges

Connected Living

Connected Living supports people with care needs whether they live independently or in assisted living homes. With technology, users can monitor their own environment, communicate with their care giver and carry out every day tasks with greater independence.

Connected Living | Working with Mencap

Working with Mencap

Mencap aim to break down society's attitudes towards learning disability. The Connected Living project was born about 18 months ago to try to find solutions for people with a learning disability to have more tailored and personalised support, using technology at the heart of the solution. It can help to make people feel safer, more independent and in control of their environment.

Solutions

Icon - Diagnostics

Healthcare Platforms

Provide real-time data via a porta that can be accessed anytime and anywhere. Solutions include stock management, patient and lone worker monitoring, medication reminders, messages and alerts.

Managed Tablets and Handhelds

Provide cellular connectivity and management support, making them ideal for use in remote patient monitoring, clinical trials or for health visitors and social workers.

Lone Worker Solutions

Keep your workforce safe and secure with reliable communication in case of emergencies. With 24/7 call centre support and a range of devices available, the Lone Worker Solution ensures health and safety compliance and gives your workforce the confidence when working remotely.

Mobile Asset Tracking

Trackers can easily be fitted to assets such as stock pallets, giving you near real-time visibility of each asset's location from and online portal, helping you reduce losses and increase efficiency.

Cold Chain Monitoring

Monitors temperature and shelf life, at real time through the supply chain for many healthcare products, providing safety, operational efficiency and compliance.

Bespoke Solutions

We can work in partnership to develop innovative solutions that meet your global requirements.

Case Studies

Case studies

No Isolation delivers friendship when you need it most

See how Vodafone IoT and No Isolation work together to prevent social isolation for children with long-term illness.

Lively Home enables independent living

Lively Home by GreatCall uses remote sensors to enable families to monitor elderly relatives’ movements. Activity sensors log daily routines and look out for behaviour that is out of the ordinary— such as bedroom lights being left on overnight. It uses Vodafone’s managed IoT solutions so family members can discreetly check, via an online dashboard with secure login that elderly relatives are safe— giving them peace of mind and enabling people to live independently in their own homes.

Vodafone IoT and VISION Localization Systems support Alzheimer’s patients

VISION Localization Systems is a Spanish company specialising in the research, design and sale of personal location trackers. The company focuses on developing a service to aid people with a high risk of getting lost, including the mentally ill.

ASD Healthcare tracks life-saving medication remotely

Using Vodafone’s Managed IoT Connectivity Platform, ASD can remotely track stock levels and expiry dates of medication and enable alerts to clients to ensure that medication never spoils or runs out. So patients can be sure their medication always meets quality standards. Through connecting refrigeration units in new smaller practices and patient’s homes, new markets have been opened to ASD healthcare practices and patient’s homes.

Medisanté enhances patient care

Medisanté develops innovative connected care solutions with Vodafone IoT.

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Remote monitoring

Using remote monitoring doctors and care givers can review patient data and interactions at any moment, reducing the number of appointments needed and reducing unnecessary emergency admissions

Clinical Trials

Access to data can really speed up the performance of clinical trials - using IoT we can provide deep levels of insight into the success of therapies, saving time and resources.

Supply Chain

Having the right solutions can minimise supply chain risks and enable corrective action, for example tracking equipment and supplies in transit. Medication adherence can be improved by using connected cabinets to automate prescription renewals.