Fall detection and safety monitoring for older adults living at home
Quiot Life is building a new type of fall detection and home safety monitoring service designed to protect independent living, while giving families real peace of mind.
Worried about an elderly parent living alone?
Many families reach a point where they begin to worry about a parent or relative living on their own.
Perhaps there has been a fall. Perhaps mobility is becoming more difficult. Perhaps there are longer periods without contact than there used to be.
These concerns are incredibly common. Families often ask themselves:
- What happens if my mum falls during the night?
- How would anyone know if my dad had an accident at home?
- Is there a way to monitor them without invading their privacy?
Falls are a major risk for people living alone
Traditional solutions such as pendant alarms rely on someone pressing a button. But if a person is unable to reach the alarm, help may not be triggered.
Quiot Life is being developed to help close this gap.
By combining privacy-preserving sensing technology with continuous monitoring, the system can detect potential incidents such as falls or extended inactivity and ensure alerts are reviewed quickly.
How Quiot Life works
Quiot Life is developing a continuous fall detection and safety monitoring system for elderly people living at home. Each home is equipped with advanced sensors capable of detecting:
- Falls and sudden changes in position
- Abnormal movement patterns
- Extended periods of inactivity
- Unusual behavioral patterns
Privacy and dignity first
The system uses millimetre-wave radar sensing, which interprets body movement and posture without capturing images. This ensures monitoring remains private, dignified and non-intrusive.
Unlike cameras and wearable devices, the technology doesn’t record identifiable visual information or rely on someone remembering to wear or activate anything. The system works quietly and unobtrusively in the background.
What happens when an alert is triggered
1
Alert generated
The system automatically detects a fall or concerning pattern and generates an alert.
2
Monitoring Platform
The alert is transmitted instantly to the 24/7 monitoring team.
3
Human review
A trained monitoring team member reviews the alert and assesses the situation.
4
Appropriate action
The team contacts the person, family members, care providers, or emergency services as needed.
The response is tailored to each situation. Sometimes a simple check-in call is all that’s needed. Other times, immediate emergency response is required. The monitoring team is trained to make these decisions quickly and appropriately.
Who Quiot Life supports
Older adults living independently
People who want to remain in their own homes but need reassurance that help will arrive if needed.
People receiving domiciliary care
Additional safety monitoring between scheduled care visits.
People with mobility challenges
Automatic fall detection that doesn't rely on being able to press a button.
People living with dementia
Monitoring that works even when the person may not remember to use a pendant alarm.
People recently discharged from hospital
Extra reassurance during the vulnerable period after returning home.
Families supporting elderly parents
Peace of mind for families who worry about parents living alone.
Most people want to remain in their own homes as they age
Quiot Life helps make that possible safely.
Technology enables the system. But the real outcome is confidence, safety, and peace of mind.
What happens when an alert is triggered
Quiot Life is currently in development. Join our early access list to be among the first to know when the service becomes available.
Frequently asked questions
How can I monitor an elderly parent living alone?
Monitoring an elderly parent living alone requires a balance between ensuring their safety and respecting their independence. Traditional approaches include regular phone calls, scheduled care visits, and pendant alarms. However, these methods have limitations.
Quiot Life offers a modern solution for elderly safety monitoring that works continuously in the background. Our fall detection system for elderly people at home uses privacy-preserving radar technology to detect falls and concerning activity patterns without requiring the person to wear anything or remember to press a button.
This approach provides families with peace of mind while allowing elderly parents to maintain their dignity and independence. The system monitors for falls during the night, extended periods of inactivity, and unusual movement patterns, ensuring help arrives quickly when needed.
What happens if an elderly person falls and cannot press an alarm?
This is one of the most serious limitations of traditional fall alarm systems for elderly people living alone. Pendant alarms require the person to be conscious, able to reach the button, and remember to press it. In many fall situations, one or more of these conditions may not be met.
Quiot Life’s fall detection technology addresses this critical gap. Our system automatically detects falls without requiring any action from the person. The radar sensing technology identifies sudden changes in position and movement patterns that indicate a fall has occurred.
When a fall is detected, an alert is immediately transmitted to our 24/7 monitoring team. They assess the situation and take appropriate action, which may include contacting the person, family members, care providers, or emergency services. This ensures help arrives even when the person cannot call for it themselves.
What is the best fall detection system for elderly people at home?
The best fall detection system for elderly people at home should combine reliable technology with human oversight. Automatic detection is essential because it works even when the person cannot press a button. Privacy preservation is equally important to maintain dignity and independence.
Quiot Life’s home monitoring system for elderly parents uses millimetre-wave radar sensing that detects falls and concerning activity patterns without capturing images or video. This technology provides comprehensive fall detection for elderly people at home while respecting their privacy.
The system is backed by a 24/7 human monitoring team who review alerts and coordinate appropriate responses. This combination of automatic detection and human judgment ensures that help for elderly people who fall at home arrives quickly and appropriately.
Unlike pendant alarms that rely on the person taking action, Quiot Life works continuously in the background, providing reassurance for families and independence for elderly parents living alone.