Did you know?

30%+

Of care home residents are thrice more likely to fall

40%

Of hospital admissions from care homes follow a fall

£2.3b

Is spent annually by the NHS on falls

The traditional approach is for carers to check up on residents several times a night. This can disturb residents’ sleep and risks missing events of concern.

While some solutions help, they are often reactive. Sensor mats beep and alert when residents step onto them. But residents may walk past the mat and it sometimes may already be too late.

Fall detector systems / camera based solutions are also often reactive, not proactive.

The Project

In July 2024, The ArmsCare Group fitted Earzz acoustic monitors in Terrington Lodge care home in Norfolk to tackle this challenge. This was part of a pilot project conducted under the oversight of a Director from the National Care Association and the Norfolk Care Association to independently evaluate Earzz for proactive fall management.

The Solution

This pilot project has involved installing Earzz wireless AI-powered acoustic monitoring devices in residents’ rooms. Unlike existing fall detection systems, Earzz offers a proactive approach to fall prevention:

AI-Powered Early Alerts: It recognises specific sounds like movement noise, providing EARLY alerts to carers on their mobile devices to prevent falls, negating the need for carers to listen to audio feeds and maximising their time for care.
Proactive Fall Management: It also recognises, logs and alerts carers for sounds of restlessness and agitation amongst residents at night - like screaming and coughing, helping identify health decline enabling proactive fall management and proactive care planning.

On top of that, the management dashboard offers in-built analytics helping managers view - consolidated insights about residents' careHealth and wellbeing trendsTrack and improve staff efficiency and care quality, enabling proactive actions for fall prevention, all while respecting resident privacy.

The Result:

>80%

Reduction in falls

Up to 24X

Faster response to sounds of concern

>50%

Improvement in residents' sleep

>80%

Reduction in unnecessary night time checks

Improved Care for Residents

4 in 5 Falls Prevented

The results of the project show that the rooms with Earzz installed experienced an 85% reduction in falls - with 2 falls over a span of 5 weeks (down from 13) in the rooms chosen, thanks to Earzz.
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Up to 24X Faster Response Time

Thanks to sound recognition AI powered early alerts, care personnel is able to assist as and when specific sounds of concern are heard, not just by rota. This has translated into response times of under 5 minutes on average. That is up to 24 times faster than before having Earzz installed.
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Improved Sleep for Residents

Earzz also eliminates the need for unnecessary nightly surveillance rounds by over 80%, enabling carers to safely responding to alerts minimising disturbance to residents’ sleep. On average, it was observed that the residents sleep had improved by 5-6 hours per night as a direct result.

Liberated Time for Carers

Reducing falls - Average 6-7 hours saving per fall

Besides the nightly time saving, Terrington Lodge care home indicated that an average of six to seven hours is lost in administration and reporting when a resident falls. Reducing the number of falls enables further time and cost savings each month as a direct consequence.

Reduction of unnecessary check ins

Eliminating unnecessary room checks, liberates the time for care staff to offer warm and personalised care.

Automated night time event records

Earzz also logs events at night automatically reducing the time a carer spends recording events, saving costs and times for care homes.

Higher satisfaction for staff

Earzz’s ability to prevent falls and reduce the workload for care workers frees up time. Earzz’s response time tracking also helps register room checks helping managers show appreciation for carers responding faster, boosting their morale and ultimately helping make a more significant impact.

Using this technology has enabled us to be proactive

“It is our duty to encourage our service users to remain
independently mobile, however, after a simple fall there is a deﬁnite decline in their abilities and confidence. Using this technology has enabled us to be proactive and provides us with the capability to monitor without intrusion. The system is constantly learning and adapting to the needs of our service users and is keeping them safe from harm”

Trina Skevington

Group Operations Director, ArmsCare Group

Over 80% reduction in falls in UK Care home thanks to innovative sound recognising AI

Did you know?

The Project

The Solution

The Result:

Improved Care for Residents

4 in 5 Falls Prevented

Up to 24X Faster Response Time

Improved Sleep for Residents

Liberated Time for Carers

Reducing falls - Average 6-7 hours saving per fall

Reduction of unnecessary check ins

Automated night time event records

Higher satisfaction for staff

Trina Skevington

Want to learn how Earzz can help in your care setting?

Over 80% reduction in falls in UK Care home thanks to innovative sound recognising AI

Did you know?

The Project

The Solution

The Result:

Improved Care for Residents

4 in 5 Falls Prevented

Up to 24X Faster Response Time

Improved Sleep for Residents

Liberated Time for Carers

Reducing falls - Average 6-7 hours saving per fall

Reduction of unnecessary check ins

Automated night time event records

Higher satisfaction for staff

Trina Skevington

Want to learn how Earzz can help in your care setting?

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