Voice assistants like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant are common in daily life. Their application in care offers substantial benefits for patients, relatives, facilities, and staff.
Voice Assistants in Healthcare & Care
Enhancing Patient Well-being and Supporting Caregivers
Benefits Across the Care Spectrum
The Role of Voice in Modern Care
For Patients / Residents
Enhances independence and safety through medication reminders, appointment alerts, hydration prompts, and fall prevention movement reminders. Acts as a companion, aiding orientation and reducing loneliness.
For Relatives
Provides peace of mind by enabling remote monitoring of health status and sending notifications for changes, relieving caregiver burden.
For Care Facilities
Facilitates communication, provides social engagement to combat loneliness, and supports mobility maintenance through reminders and fall monitoring.
For Care Staff
Supports tasks like accessing care advice or checking vital signs (if integrated), freeing up time for essential hands-on care.
Key Advantages in Care
Improved independence and safety for patients via reminders and monitoring.
Enhanced peace of mind for relatives through remote status updates.
Better communication and social support within care facilities.
Increased efficiency for care staff by automating routine checks and information access.
Support for maintaining patient mobility and preventing falls.
All Applications
Use Cases
Showcase: VIVAIcare - Digital Care Companion
- AI-supported assistants enhancing daily life, medical reminders, and elderly care.
- Tools for meal/medication reminders and cognitive ability support apps.
- Potential for monitoring vitality and mobility (depending on specific implementation).
- Leverages reliable voice technology for intuitive interaction.
For our voice assistance project VIVAIcare, we needed a device that could keep up with our innovative standard. In divVoice, we found a partner at eye level. We particularly liked the fact that divVoice gave our project wings with its own design ideas. The coordination and interaction were very pleasant and, above all, easy from day one. Many thanks for the commitment, the high quality and the uncomplicated cooperation!
Thomas Horster-Möller
Chairman of the board of vivai.de
Recommended Hardware & Platform Solutions for Care
Embidio Nano
Ideal for integration into compact care devices, wearables, or ambient monitoring systems due to its small size and efficiency.
Embidio NanoEmbidio Hub
Excellent for developing prototypes of bedside assistants, communication hubs, or nurse call systems with flexible connectivity.
Embidio HubEmbidio System
A ready-to-deploy platform for pilot projects or demonstrations of comprehensive voice-based care assistant functionalities.
Embidio SystemConhive Platform
Manage deployed care devices remotely, update software, monitor status, and potentially integrate custom backend logic.
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