The QuietCare^sm Home Health Security System

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For seniors who want to retain an independent lifestyle, the challenges are great:

• One out of three seniors aged 65+ fall in the home every year. Missed meals or lack of sleep may be contributing factors. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003
• Chances of surviving a fall, heart attack or stroke are six times greater if the senior gets help within one hour. - New England Journal of Medicine
• For people who live alone, becoming incapacitated and unable to get help usually marks the end of their ability to live independently. - New England Journal of Medicine

ADT offers seniors, their caregivers and their loved ones a way to increase their home health security and enjoy life with more peace of mind. It's a product called QuietCare^sm Plus.

QuietCare learns each customer's normal activity patterns and alerts caregivers of significant changes. The system consists of five small, wireless motion sensors placed in strategic locations throughout the home, such as the bedroom, the bathroom and next to medications. The sensors collect information 24/7 about the senior's activities of daily living (ADL), reporting them to the QuietCare Customer Monitoring Center for round-the-clock analysis.

QuietCare looks for the following:

• Did the senior get out of bed - was there activity outside the bedroom between 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M.?
• Did they navigate the bathroom and exit within 60 minutes - have they fallen?
• Has their nighttime bathroom routine changed - were they sick last night?
• Are they visiting the area where they keep the medications?
• Are they active in their meal preparation area?
• Has their overall activity level decreased?
• Is their home too hot or too cold?

Specially trained ADT operators monitor all of these activities 24/7 and can alert caregivers and/or EMS when appropriate. Every QuietCare customer has a secure Web page, where designated caregivers can quickly identify potential emergencies and assess emerging conditions.

The QuietCare Plus System also includes Companion Services®, ADT's comprehensive personal emergency response system. With Companion Services, one touch of a button puts you in two-way communication with ADT's trained Monitoring Specialists, who can summon EMS, friends or family.