'AI sensors are helping make our care homes safer'
A trial of AI sensors in six Dorset care homes reduced falls by 49.2% and ambulance callouts by 63.7%. The technology detects changes in sound and motion, sending alerts to staff via handheld devices.
A trial of AI technology in six Dorset care homes has shown significant success in reducing falls and ambulance callouts. The AI sound and motion-based sensors detected changes in residents' rooms, sending alerts to staff via handheld devices. The pilot saw a 49.2% decline in total falls and a 63.7% reduction in ambulance callouts. Culliford House residential care home in Dorchester will continue to use the AI equipment after the trial. The technology has provided 'great reassurance' to family members about the care of their loved ones, according to Acting Manager Jeanette A'court. The trial was funded by the government's Digitising Social Care Digital Transformation Fund.
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