The alarm call for security and care comes through easily and surely
Turku technology prolongs coping in the elderly and increases efficiency in the care field

The Turku company Exrei Oy have developed a wireless alarm and security and surveillance system for the care field. This is easy to install in order to enhance the safety of elderly and demented people both in residential care homes and in users' own homes. The basic equipment includes a small home support device and a safety bracelet. These are inexpensive to acquire and the monthly payment for the system is modest. The system relays a call for help or an alarm immediately to the right recipient's mobile phone.

Kristiina Sunell, Programme Manager at ICT Turku Oy and Markus Merne, Managing Director of Exrei Oy have done their bit to create an internationally competitive research and product development network concentrating on security technology in the Turku region. High resolution image (579 KB) Picture: Tommi Lunden

The user-friendliness of the new equipment was confirmed by the senior citizens involved in its design and testing and also by residents and personnel in residential care homes. The running of the equipment can be flexibly changed to support the aged in coping independently. It therefore prolongs their chances of continuing to live in their own homes and improves the cost-efficiency of the security and care field.

An aged or demented person can use the equipment at home, at the summer place or in sheltered accommodation. With the help of the background system it is also possible to locate an individual. For example, the equipment identifies when a demented person leaves the immediate vicinity of the home, and information on the "wandering" can be transferred immediately to the relatives or company in charge of caring services.

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Exrei Oy, ICT Turku Oy and the HEIs of the subregion were in key positions in the development of the South-West Finland co-operation network for the field of security technology. Security technology is the occupation strategy of the City of Turku and one of the focal areas of the University of Turku information technology department – the other is testing. Extrei is aiming at international markets, and the alarm equipment, for example, being Internet based, is easy to adjust to the needs of different countries. The company is concentrating on Spain in addition to the Nordic countries.

Further information: www.exrei.fi