EARZZ: AI Powered early alerts for fall prevention

Falls among the elderly remains one of the biggest challenges facing the UK Care industry. Older adults living in care homes are three times more likely to fall and ten times more likely to sustain serious injuries. 40% of hospital admissions from care homes follow a fall (CareInspectorate, 2016). The issue affects 30% of over 65s and 50% of those aged 85 or older annually (DoH, 2009; Cooper, 2017). Beyond the significant burden on the NHS, with costs estimated at over £2.3 billion annually (NICE, 2013; NHS, 2023), falls lead to physical and emotional distress, serious injuries, and loss of confidence. Current solutions are often reactive - notifying carers after the event. Earzz offers a proactive approach:

• AI-Powered Alerts: It recognises specific sounds like movement noise, providing EARLY alerts to prevent falls.
• Proactive fall management: It logs restlessness, anxiety and agitation amongst residents at night - like screaming, gasping, and coughing, helping manage sundowning amongst those with dementia, even providing remote alerts to carers for wandering - enabling proactive fall management unlike ever before!