kemuri kit 1 - an improved smoking chimney for caring people
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An improved smoking chimney for caring people. This describes the user features for first phase of development. Kemuri KK1.2 is suitable for organisations providing social care - such as some housing associations.TRANSCRIPT
Kemuri Kit1Kemuri Kit1
An improved smoking chimney
For caring people
Dr Leonard Anderson
KK1 PrototypeKK1 Prototype
• Kent Connects ran a hack day for prototypes for “making it easier for people to help each other”
• The judges were impressed and awarded a £2000 prize for the “Smoking Chimney” Prototype, now known as the Kemuri Kit1
• Dr Anderson, the innovator, has many years experience in local government and represents SOCITM in the Digital Policy Alliance, LeGSB and ADASS.
• The team included Alexander Kenmure and Chris Orton, both with Social Services experience
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Winner
Facts: Elderly people need care Facts: Elderly people need care
• Care needso > 1.5 million have care needs not met by the state
• UK population estimateso 18 million > 65 by 2030: 30% of populationo ~ 2.5 million people > 75 living alone in own homes,
sheltered housing or care homes
• Care Provisiono 1.5 million paid carerso 6 million unpaid carers
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Rising demand for assisted living
Sources:
AKTIVE, AgeUK, EU, HSCIC
Granny’s True StoryGranny’s True Story
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Start: No heating
Smoking Chimney would have alerted neighbours
Ambulance called
ActivityChange
A replacement smoking chimneyA replacement smoking chimney
Passive sensors for the Home for• Ambient temperature (for hypothermia)• Object temperature (eg kettle)• Relative Humidity (kitchens and bathrooms)• Motion• Room brightness (waking and bed times)• Power use
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Affordable service for care agencies
• Home hub for connection to Internet (phone or broadband)
• Wellbeing analysis software to alert unexpected activity
• Results viewable by any caring person on Web or Smartphone
Easy daily checkingEasy daily checking
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Activity monitoring plus knowledge of person
NormalDay
Peace of Mind
Unusual Activity
Alarmor
No Activity
Text Alert
ConfigurationsConfigurations
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Vulnerable person
Caring person
Suitability Kemuri Version
One One Trusted family member with smartphone.
KK 1.1
Many One Sheltered housing, care home, housing association with browser access.
KK 1.2
One Many Family members sharing care duties from smartphones in any location.
KK 1.3
Increased health and wellbeing Increased health and wellbeing
Technology replaces the smoking chimney
Independent People Families and Carers
“Smoke”
Care
Technology
Sensor Data
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Putting the Social back into CarePutting the Social back into Care
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Social
Wellbeing Economic More
connected caring society
Kemuri Wellbeing Index Kemuri Wellbeing Index
• A modern, improved, smoking chimney • Values from 1-7: shades of Red, Amber and Green• Calculated by comparison of continuous measurements against
hourly predicted values • A person from outside the house senses the wellbeing of the
person inside the house – without intruding, day or night
• Contact: [email protected]
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