Environment-aware system for Alzheimer´s patients

Alzheimer´s disease is a major cause of disability in older people and because of its nature and symptoms it is a huge weight on the caregivers and health system. The aim of this project, developed at Fraunhofer Portugal, is to create a remote monitoring system for patients suffering from Alzheimer´s disease. This system comprises a device able to monitor the environment temperature and humidity, the patients location, using GPS, as well as the patient´s movements, including falls. The device sends this information to the caregiver via SMS, and also to a server, where it is stored in a database developed in this work, and which the caregiver can access via a smartphone, using an application also developed in this project. This system therefore affords a close surveillance of the patient´s status as well as access to historical data of the patient´s information.