High-tech Senior Center in Seoul Uses Smart Tables and IoT Technology for Dementia Prevention and Safety Management

On the afternoon of the 30th, seniors gathered at Shinwon Senior Citizens’ Hall in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul are using a ‘smart table’ to play a game of popping balloons to prevent dementia. If you use the touch screen to play games such as counting numbers or memorizing cards, the game results are automatically recorded and the cognitive ability scores of the elderly are reported. / Reporter Kim Hwi-won

Shinwon Senior Center in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, visited on the afternoon of the 30th. This senior center, a home for 105 local seniors, reopened as a ‘high-tech senior center’ using the latest IoT (Internet of Things) technology.

IoT is a technology that connects sensors and the Internet to machines such as home appliances and health devices to enable remote management. Technology that detects and reports crisis situations is hidden throughout the restroom, kitchen, and entrance of this senior center, which is about 50 pyeong (approximately 50 pyeong). When you shout “Please help me,” the speaker detects your voice and immediately sends a notification that an “emergency situation has occurred” to the senior center management company, which immediately reports it to 119.

Additionally, a carbon monoxide detection sensor was installed in the kitchen, a fall reporting button was installed next to the toilet in the bathroom, and a real-time power consumption check system was installed in the power plugs on each wall. Geum-ok Lee (71), who visits the senior center every day, said, “There were no special staff at the senior center, so if someone got sick, we had to take care of each other and call 119. But now, it’s reassuring to know that people can be reported just by shouting that they are sick.”

This senior center even manages health data using smart technology. Shim Jae-su (79), who visited the senior center that day, put his arm into a blood pressure machine and measured his blood pressure, and the high readings of 172 and 76 came out. This data, along with Mr. Sim’s personal information, was sent to a healthcare company affiliated with Seoul City. According to Yangcheon-gu, “The healthcare company directly calls all seniors registered at the senior center once a month to inform them of any signs of health problems.”

Elderly people kept saying, “It’s amazing” while learning how to use unfamiliar smart machines. Jeon Gyeong-ha (82) said, “It feels like I’m walking in the park,” while watching a video of ‘Seoseoul Lake Park’ in Yangcheon-gu while riding a smart treadmill that allows her to walk. “I really like it because the floor is soft and puts less strain on my knees.” “He said.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to create a total of 105 ‘smart senior centers’ within the city by 2026. In the future, we plan to register the facial information of all seniors attending the smart senior center so that entry and exit can be checked using facial recognition. The purpose of having a lock is to eliminate the inconvenience of seniors having to designate a shift to open the door to the senior center every morning. An official from the Seoul Metropolitan Government said, “It has been difficult for seniors to manage safety on their own because there are no permanent staff at senior centers, but it appears that smart technology will solve many of these problems.”

2023-10-30 12:13:22
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