Kiwatch, the French video surveillance and alarm expert, launches Kiveille, an artificial intelligence-based activity tracker. An innovative solution in the remote assistance market, Kiveille complements Kiwatch’s video surveillance offering for homecare, with the aim of reducing caregiver burnout while ensuring the safety and well-being of their frail loved ones.
Easing the mental burden on caregivers
The daily routine of a caregiver is punctuated by the needs and safety of an elderly or dependent relative, at the cost of a mental and psychological burden that can sometimes be unbearable. As a result, 48% of caregivers report having a chronic illness, 60% are at risk of excess mortality within 3 years of the onset of their loved one’s illness, and a third of them die before their loved ones.
In response to this situation, Kiwatch, the video surveillance and alarm expert, has developed the Kiveille activity tracker, a feature deployed as part of its homecare subscription that uses artificial intelligence to help caregivers ensure the well-being of their frail loved ones, while reducing their mental workload.
Preserving the privacy of dependent persons with Kiveille
Kiveille has been designed to preserve the privacy of dependent persons. The device, which is based on the implementation of detection zones via sensors integrated into video surveillance cameras, makes it possible to monitor the person’s activity on the basis of a graph constructed from precise indicators collected and analyzed by AI, without having to monitor the video surveillance images oneself.
Thanks to the data captured by the cameras and translated into the activity tracker, Kiveille communicates real-time information on the person’s movements within their home, and alerts them when it detects unusual behavior, such as a lack of mobility.
In this way, caregivers know what time their loved one went to bed or got up, when nursing staff came to provide care, and whether their loved one went to the kitchen to eat, without having to make daily visits to the dependent person’s home.
Kiveille can also report nocturnal wanderings, highlighting the absence of activity in a room that may seem vital, such as the kitchen. Over the course of weeks and months, the caregiver can visualize an average rate of activity, enabling him or her to deduce a clear loss of dynamism and prevent events such as falls. An alert can be requested in the event of a loss of activity.
Caregivers can also :
- Interact in real time with their dependent relative, using the camera’s built-in microphone and speaker at any time.
- Receive notifications on their smartphone in the event of motion detection or inactivity 24/7.
- Exclude certain areas of movement, such as doors, beds or the sofa, to refine the accuracy of alerts.
- Add other users to the account, not only to ensure better monitoring, but also to share the watch between caregivers.
The final version of the Kiveille device will be available in January 2025.
This is a need expressed not only by the caregivers and families of our customers, but also by gerontopoles and institutional structures supporting the elderly. What’s more, as part of the government’s “anti-fall” plan, this feature is a real plus, given that loss of activity precedes more than 75% of falls. Our advantage with cameras is that we can offer a top-of-the-range service at a price everyone can afford.
Cédric Williamson, Managing Director, Kiwatch
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