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Nursing Homes Go High-Tech

Posted by michael on from the I've-fallen-and-I-can't-get-my-LAN-up dept.

mattlary writes "Here's an interesting article about a tracking system being installed in a retirement community. The system can track where residents are anywhere in the campus, and also uses cameras to keep an eye on residents. The community also contains numerous sensors so staff can track residents' activity."

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  1. Can't wait until I get old... by nametaken · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Sensors on refrigerator doors that automatically notify staff when residents are up and active each day, replacing older methods such as "check-in" buttons or paper cards on doorknobs."

    I hope when I'm that old I'll still keep bizarre hours. It'll keep the staff on their toes.

  2. Grandma loves the tag by facts · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wanna be the first boy on the block to have an RFID tagged granny!

    1. Re:Grandma loves the tag by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
      I wanna be the first boy on the block to have an RFID tagged granny!

      Mommy! Grandma is at the strip joint again!

  3. I just hope... by Gamma_UCF · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..that the nursing home never gets any retired slashdotters there. I'm sure the tin foil would be missing from the tops of the dinner trays and quickly turned into hats...

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    -Gamma
  4. Re:what TFA didnt mention by abulafia · · Score: 2, Funny
    IMHO the most valuable part of a system like this would be the ability to trigger an alarm if patients cross a pre-defined boundary.

    We already have useful systems for handling this.

    Personally, I want behavioural adjustment collars for my clients to wear...

    I'm sure my tongue is somewhere near my cheek.

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  5. Re:what TFA didnt mention by ErichTheWebGuy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can I get a "behavioural adjustment collar" for the end-users at the office? Please?

    end-user: My Windows OS locked -- [bzzzzzt]
    me: what was that?
    end-user: My computer is [bzzzzzzzzt]
    me: i'm sorry, what?
    end-user: just called to say what a great job you are doing :)

    Oh, yeah. I'd pay thousands for that system....

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  6. Re:Conspiracy theories r us by gnuman99 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Time to put on my aluminum (shiny side out!!) burka!!

  7. So it's no longer Big Brother... by Sielle · · Score: 2, Funny

    So it isn't Big Brother that's watching us any more, it's Young Whipper Snapper? They keep making things so difficult to follow.

  8. Slashdotters in fifty years.... by sockonafish · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where's my tin-foil colostomy bag?