An IoT Based Solution for People Suffering with Dementia

Abstract

Out of 10 people suffering from dementia, 6 of them tend to wander. Someone suffering from Alzheimer's may not remember their address, destination or even their name. As there is no complete cure for Dementia, these patients must be monitored by a caregiver. Restricting such patients to a confined place, such as home, may lead to emotional distress. In this paper, we propose a wearable and portable device which will help the caregiver to monitor and track such patients with ease. The purpose of the proposed device is to alert the caregiver whenever any improper event occurs in the device worn by the patient. This prototype system consists of a microcontroller integrated with several modules such as GPS, Wi-Fi, Accelerometer, Gyroscope etc which, with the use of IoT, provides features such as GPS tracking, tremor detection, fall detection etc. A 24x7 monitoring web tool will be provided to the caregiver which will contain detailed information about the real-time condition of the patient as well as historical data.