Expertise: Supportive Smart Homes
SAM3 Expertise Areas: Supportive Smart Homes
Supportive Smart Homes represents the application of well-being and other assessment technology with associated analytics to derive knowledge and information from the sensor data such that the resident can be directly supported in their independence. This can include well-being assessment information to support care plans through to real time feedback from the home systems to provide reminders or other care actions.
Supportive Smart Homes
- Proactive reminder and guidance systems for ADLs
- Feedback and reporting of well-being knowledge
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P. Masson, K. Milne, B. Wallace, B. Laska, R. Goubran, B. Vukovic, F. Knoefel, “Supportive Systems for Cognitive Health and Dementia: Survey of technology and the role of standards”, ASC Project Report, 2025.
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Hajer Chalghoumi, Emily Jones Joanisse, Rachel Sturm, Sara Aghvami, Laura Laird, Bruce Wallace, Heidi Sveistrup, “Emotional Barriers to Digital Technology Avoidance Among Older Adults”, AGEWELL AGM, 2025
N. Thomas, MD, J. Larivière-Chartier, B. Chimehi, R. Dey, L. Ault, B. Wallace, F. Knoefel, J. Kaye, Z. Beattie, L. Sheehy, J. Steele, L. Miller, “Using Machine Learning to Identify Features from Home Sensors that Predict Care Partner Burden”, accepted at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), 2025.
N. Thomas, B. Chimehi, J. Lariviere-Chartier, L. Ault, B. Wallace, Z. Beattie, L. Sheehy, J. Steele, L. Miller, “Assessment of Weekly Fluctuations in Zarit Burden Interview Scores in Caregivers of Individuals with Cognitive Impairment” Alzheimer’s & Dementia: the journal of the Alzheimer’s Association Volume 20 Pages e092292, 2024
Link to paper
Thomas N, Chimehi B, Lariviere-Chartier J, Knoefel F, Beattie Z, Steele J, Miller L, Wallace B. Strengths and Limitations of using Different Sensor Technologies to Assess Clinical Outcomes In Dyadic Care”. Innov Aging. 2024 Dec 31;8(Suppl 1):434.
Maryam Attef, Chantal Trudel, Laura Ault, Piers Waldie, Nadine Carroll, Rafik Goubran, Amy Hsu, Mirou Jaana, Heidi Sveistrup, Patrick Tan, Neil Thomas, Bruce Wallace, Frank Knoefel, “Developing Smart Technology for Dementia Care in Transitional Care Units: Barriers to Participant Engagement & Alternative Strategies”, Proceedings of the 2024 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2024.