CareBand Pilot

The School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering tested the feasibility of deploying CareBand and the LoRa technology in rural areas of Southern Indiana. The CareBand is a wearable device fitting on the wrist that senses motor movement, specifically designed to provide continuous 24-hour movement and geospatial data for individuals living with dementia. The CareBand system has been uniquely developed to perform without the use of Wi-Fi or cellular technology, instead it relies on LoRa, a Long Range, Low Power, Wide Area Network technology that extend to a 3-mile radius around a home or facility. Researchers believe this technology could be equally useful to assist families monitoring their older adult parents who have not yet been moved to assisted living.