Care home East Souburg
Fact check
Country
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City
Oost Souburg
Build year
2021
Area
1150 m2
Loxone partner
Challenge
We live and work with eight residents with intellectual disabilities in a single care home. We want technology that provides us with safety and peace of mind, without making things complicated. We were looking for reliable presence and call functions, emergency door and window monitoring (including in case of wandering), and clear signaling for the team—day and night. It's crucial to respect privacy while still being able to act quickly in emergencies. Everything must fit logically into our daily routines, so residents can live more independently and caregivers can immediately see where action is needed.Solution
S - ScreeningWe assessed the initial situation, daily routines, and potential risks. We analyzed where there were risks of falls and wandering, and where there was a lack of direct notification.
L - Local insights
Detection and notification points were defined for each room. These include presence sensors, emergency call buttons, door and window contacts, and night flow for nursing staff.
I - Integration (LOXONE)
All functions were integrated into the LOXONE Miniserver so that a central system takes over switching and alerting. Presence sensors and emergency call buttons in bathrooms and bedrooms detect critical situations. Door and window contacts ensure safety and monitor wandering. The RGBW status indicator on the apartment doors lights up orange when a call is received and flashes when thresholds are exceeded. The directly linked NightWatch epilepsy detection system reports detected events to LOXONE, triggering notifications and initiating appropriate actions.
M - Monitoring
Notifications are displayed on smartphones and at night via the Touch Nightlight. This allows the team to immediately identify which area requires attention.
M - Management
We coordinate the behavior of the systems and the threshold values with the nursing team and continuously adapt the logic to daily routines.
R - Revision
The notification chain is tested regularly, priorities and timeouts are checked and optimized as needed to ensure safe and reliable operation at all times.
With one integrated system, we can immediately see where help is needed and respond faster, without overloading residents with technology.
Jan PauwaertOwner of slimmr.