There are new ways to provide social care for the super-elderly! The TV at home turns into a care butler, one-click video chat can also detect falls

Zhongjia Broadband, together with Huakang Technology and Shengli Foundation, and with the support of the Keelung City Government, jointly created a "smart care solution for the elderly living alone", turning the home TV into a smart care portal.

In addition to watching news and watching TV dramas, the TV at home can now also become a smart housekeeper to take care of the elderly living alone. Zhongjia Broadband has joined hands with the Keelung City Government, Huakang Technology and the Victory Foundation to jointly create a "Smart Care Solution for Elderly Living Alone" to transform the TV at home into a smart care platform. Elderly people do not need to learn to operate complicated mobile apps. They can use video calls, health care, medical care and other functions through a familiar TV remote control, making technology a new helper in home care.

Taiwan officially entered a super-aged society last year. As the elderly population continues to increase, issues such as care for the elderly living alone, uneven distribution of medical resources, and shortage of care manpower have attracted increasing attention. Among them, Keelung City has a higher proportion of the elderly population than the national average due to the out-migration of the young and middle-aged population. In addition, there are many local ramps and stairs, which means the elderly face more challenges in daily life and obtaining care resources.

With the support of the Keelung City Government, Zhongjia Broadband combined with Huakang Technology and the Victory Foundation to establish a community care network through digital technology. This smart care solution integrates Zhongjia Broadband’s Home+ tv 4K smart TV set-top box, optical fiber broadband network and customized remote control. The set-top box is equipped with the “Corn Soup” service platform independently developed by Huakang Technology.

The "Smart Care Solution for Elderly Living Alone" focuses on three core functions, providing a more convenient home care experience for the elderly through remote care, home safety monitoring and personalized audio and video services.

1. Cloud-based real-person butler: one-click video chat to provide remote care

As long as the elderly use Zhongjia Broadband's customized remote control and click on the VIP call function, they can have one-to-one video calls with a live cloud butler directly on the TV. It also supports three-party joint video calls. In addition, the service also employs people with disabilities and second-time employed women as real-person cloud housekeepers, providing flexible employment opportunities through the remote working model, and at the same time improving employment and care manpower shortages for disadvantaged groups.

2. Home invisible detection system: wearable device-free monitoring for falls and abnormal heartbeats

Through non-contact, de-identified smart detection technology, the elderly do not need to wear any wearable devices. As long as they install a sensing system at home, they can monitor dangerous situations such as falls and abnormal heartbeats around the clock. Once an abnormality is detected, the system will issue a warning and notify family members or caregivers to assist, so as to gain time for rescue and improve home safety.

3. Personalized audio and video services: news voice broadcast, medication return reminder

The platform can provide personalized audio-visual content based on the elderly's daily needs, health conditions and interests and preferences. For the elderly who have difficulty reading text, it also provides a voice reading function, which can broadcast daily news and health updates, and set rehabilitation exercises and health education propaganda videos according to the doctor's recommendations, or play news and audio-visual content that the elderly like. In addition, the platform also has built-in medication, follow-up and exercise reminder functions to help the elderly establish a regular daily routine and take into account their health management and leisure and entertainment needs.

Zhongjia Broadband stated that this cooperation is an important practice in the company's transformation from a broadband service provider to an "AI digital life service integrator", extending digital infrastructure to the elderly care field through existing optical fiber networks, smart TV top boxes and AI technology.