Technology is available to assist with nearly every facet of modern life, including helping to prevent people with dementia from wandering and alerting their caregivers when they do. The technology usually involves wearable devices with a GPS and similarly non-invasive sensors—reduces the emotional strain of those caring for a family member with dementia.
New insight into user satisfaction with one such brand Theora Care is available, thanks to a pilot study led by researchers from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health.
The Theora Care system provides a wearable device for the person with dementia, petient wore a GPS-based device (resembling a smartwatch) that also had an S.O.S. emergency calling function. Their caregivers downloaded a smartphone application that informed them of the location of their care recipient, set physical boundaries that triggered smartphone notifications when crossed and enabled immediate communication with care recipients who wandered.
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