Security creating technology for elderly care

The aging population is growing and as more elderly need nursing the demand on elderly care is increasing. There is a risk of not having enough staff in an industry that already lacks educated staff. Many of the employees also complain that they are stressed out. This has led to an increasing number of gadgets and tools used within elderly care but not without problems. The technologies have been criticized for being designed to fit the need of the people in control rather than the elderly and the caregivers. This thesis has mapped the situation within todays elderly care and provided a solution to those needs and problems found. The focus has been to make a design that is fit for the elderly and the caregivers. The project has been made with a human centered design approach by letting elderly and caregivers participate in the process. A keystone has been to make the solution emit a sense of coherence for the elderly. The result is a radar unit which scans for blood pressure, respiration, pulse, and falls. The radar can be complimented with a camera to provide even more security. The achieved result can bring a sense of coherence for the elderly but needs to be further tested in order to prove it. This work can be used for future studies.