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The aging population is a major concern of human society in the 21st century. Elders who suffer physical or cognitive impairments often have difficulties in navigational tasks and remembering landmarks. As such, disorientation (i.e., getting lost) becomes common for people with dementia in unfamiliar or even in familiar environments. In order to provide appropriate real-time assistive services to...
With more and more elders in most countries, the health and safety issues become the primary concern for elderly people because ageing is often associated with physical and cognitive impairments. In order to provide intelligent assistive services for elders, in this paper, we propose an integrated service platform that can accommodate safety assurance, daily activity assistance, and health support...
Wandering is among the most frequent, problematic, and dangerous behaviors for elders with dementia. Frequent wanderers likely suffer falls and fractures, which affect the safety and quality of their lives. In order to monitor outdoor wandering of elderly people with dementia, this paper proposes a real-time method for wandering detection based on individuals' GPS traces. By representing wandering...
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