Design of Health Care for Elderly Living Alone Based on ZigBee

Abstract

Now the society has stepped into the aging stage, because of the rapid pace of life in cities and hollowing out of villages, a considerable number of older adults living alone. The health of the older adults living alone becomes a concern for their children. The aim of this study is to provide a health monitoring program that does not interfere with the life of the elderly. Research data show that the biggest threat to the health of the elderly is falls and cardiovascular attacks. The design uses wireless wearable technology to monitor the motion status and ECG signals of the elderly. PC is used as data storage and transmission center and has the ability of simple data processing. The experimental results show that the design can transmit the acceleration signal and ECG signal to the personal computer through wireless mode, and the processed data can meet the needs of professional medical staff.