Mary's Story
Mary has significant mobility issues but wants to remain living independently at home. Her daughter reached out to SmartCare Living looking for a safety system that would let the whole family relax.
What Mary's Family Needed
- 24/7 automatic fall detection
- Emergency communication capability
- To be told when Mary's daily pattern changed
- Practical home-safety measures around the house
- Easy social communication for Mary
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Automatic Fall Detection & Everyday Patterns
SmartGuardian sensors were discreetly installed throughout Mary's home. They work 24/7 in the background, with no wearable device required.
The system detects a fall automatically and alerts Mary's daughter through the family app. It also records the ordinary shape of Mary's day, time in bed, hours of movement, trips to the bathroom at night, and tells her daughter when that shifts. What a change means is a conversation for the family and Mary's GP.
- AI sensors detect falls automatically
- No wearable device needed
- Instant alerts to family members
- Time in bed, movement and night-time activity, week against week
- You're told what changed, early enough to ask
Remote Response Capabilities
When an alert is triggered, Mary's daughter can immediately view a privacy-safe playback of the incident using the stick-figure model, allowing her to assess the situation remotely.
She can communicate directly with Mary through the smart speaker in the room, providing reassurance or coordinating emergency response without delay.
- View playback of incidents via stick-figure model
- Communicate remotely with Mary in real-time
- Assess severity before calling emergency services
- Cannot be switched off and you control the volume
Voice-Activated Communication
A smart screen was placed in Mary's living room, enabling voice-activated video calls with her family. Mary can simply say a family member's name to initiate a call.
In an emergency, Mary can say "Help!" from anywhere in the home and the system will immediately alert her family and emergency contacts.
- Voice-activated video calls with family
- "Help!" voice command for emergencies
- Family can "drop in" to check on Mary
- Simple, intuitive interface for seniors
SmartGuardian Is Scaleable
From a bathroom to the whole home.
Bedroom
Bathroom
Kitchen
Living Room
Hall
Whole Home Installation Costs
A fraction of the cost of residential care.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mary's installation was initially a SmartGuardian installation that was installed prior to a hospital discharge to ensure her safety upon returning home. It was installed in her bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen and hall, installed, calibrated and family trained in an afternoon. The smart screen in the living room and smart speakers in each of the other rooms were installed a couple of weeks later to add an additional layer of security and priceless easy family communication.
For a capped monthly fee of €119, regardless of system size, we provide SmartGuardian device rental, technical support, and expert system adjustments as your loved one’s needs change. In this example there was a €1,945 one-off setup fee to cover the professional installation, customisation, family training, and even future removal of the system for a 5 zone installation. We handle the technology, so you can focus on the care.
No. The monthly charge is a rolling month-to-month agreement with no minimum commitment period. Mary's family can cancel at any time and our team will arrange removal of all equipment.
If the server connection is lost to either the SmartGuardian sensors or smart speaker system, either through loss of power or broadband signal, an alert is sent to family members via each system's app.
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