Falls are time-critical. A resident on the floor for 30 seconds is very different from one left for 30 minutes. Yet too many care homes still rely on outdated tools that delay alerts or miss falls entirely.
Instant detection changes the equation: staff can respond immediately, reducing harm, long lies, and safeguarding concerns.
Floor mats: trigger late, and only if stepped on.
PIRs: may not detect slow or partial collapses.
Wearables: often removed or left unworn.
Staff checks: leave gaps of 30–120 minutes.
Public Health England notes that delays in attending falls can double hospital admission rates.
Medical: longer lies mean higher risk of hypothermia, rhabdomyolysis, fractures.
Emotional: fear, loss of confidence, withdrawal.
Operational: more ambulance calls, higher hospitalisation rates.
Seconds, not hours: the sensing detects falls in real time.
Accuracy: AI filters reduce false positives.
Peace of mind: staff know they won’t miss a fall.
One Midlands care home cut response times from 12 minutes to under two minutes after switching to Spark Care fall detection and wellbeing sensing.
Yes, mmWave radar captures both fast and gradual falls.
Via nurse call integration or mobile dashboards
Yes, sensors are waterproof and provide full coverage.
With the sensing, care homes move from delayed reaction to earlier response.
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