A Jefferson County company focused on senior safety technology for long-term care facilities recently released a new management system they say will help facility operators better monitor the elderly residents who tend to wander.
The new system from Ixonia-based JNL Technologies, called Quantum SA (Stand Alone), uses Bluetooth technology to wirelessly monitor seniors when they're in smaller areas. The system includes wearable wristbands, which look similar to a smartwatch and are worn by residents for tracking, and an Android tablet supplied by the company.
The system also includes door management control. The Quantum app that is pre-installed on the tablet allows operators to change door bypass codes and adjust door settings, and adjust resident detection ranges.
"We are proud to release a version of our technology in a door monitor that doesn't require wire runs or a server to control it," said JNL president Jim Gleason in a statement. "The Quantum DCS has been installed in facilities across the country and works well in areas that other wander management systems fail due to old technology and interference issues. We felt it was time to develop a cost effective, single door wander management control unit that can replace unreliable older systems."
JNL launched its wearable wristband device in 2018. The device sends alerts when at-risk residents attempt to exit a specific area, and provides the residents name and location of the alert.
"We have always wanted to provide our wander management system to the entire market, and this allows us to do just that," Gleason said of the stand-alone management system.
