– Cheap to buy or with low rental costs
– Runs up to one month on a single charge
– Easy for caregivers to handle
Otiom is a complete, Danish-developed solution which ensures that the person with dementia does not wander and which helps caregivers save time.
Otiom is the result of Denmark’s largest public-private innovation collaboration between caregivers, researchers, associations, municipalities, persons with dementia and relatives.
Watch the video to see how Otiom works.
With Otiom, caregivers have an easy time keeping track of all the residents equipped with Otiom-tags.
The caregivers can set up individual safety zones for each resident and receive alarms as soon as there is a sign of danger. They can even locate persons inside the nursing home.
Thanks to a battery life of up to one month under normal usage, the caregivers save valuable time, which was previously spent on handling and charging.
Tracking device for persons with dementia.
Can be carried around in a pocket, on a safety strap, sewn into clothing or mounted on a cane or walking frame.
Battery life: Up to one month.
The small wireless Home Bases must be placed in the apartment of the person with dementia as well as in common areas. The Home Bases communicate with the Otiom-tags and keep the tags in power-save mode while the residents are in the nursing home.
Battery life: 3-4 years.
For caregivers or relatives.
Available for iOS and Android.
Otiom was independently tested by UCN University of Applied Sciences in Denmark. Tests were carried out together with dementia nursing homes and their staff.
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Otiom makes it easy to track a resident lost indoors
The vast majority of employees (79%) agree or predominantly agree that the Otiom-app makes it easy to track a resident lost indoors. The remaining employees did not use this function.
Otiom makes it easy to track a resident lost outdoors
The vast majority of employees (72%) agree or predominantly agree that the Otiom-app makes it easy to track a resident who is lost outdoors. The remaining employees did not use this function.
Otiom is considered to be less troublesome for residents to wear than a GPS device
Caregivers find that Otiom offers more options for placement on the resident than their current GPS device. At the same time, they also find Otiom to be less troublesome for residents than the GPS device.
Otiom conserves power better than GPS devices
All employees who have experience with battery levels/time agree that Otiom conserves power better than GPS devices. The remaining employees did not use this function.
Otiom is more accurate than GPS when tracking a resident indoors.
The vast majority of employees believe that Otiom is more accurate than GPS for tracking a resident indoors. This outcome was expected since the GPS device cannot track residents indoors.
I generally have an easier time using Otiom than GPS
The vast majority of employees (86%) say that they found Otiom easier to use than GPS. Overall, the review of data indicates that the Otiom system requires less time and effort from staff compared to the GPS system.
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| Device | Neutral tag, no buttons, no noises, no distractions | Watch, shoe sole, brooch with buttons, adapters and possible two-way audio |
| Medical Device | Medical Device, Class I. | No |
| Battery life | Up to one month – Under optimal conditions | 12-65 hours |
| Surveillance | Non-intrusive monitoring | Constant |
| Locate residents outdoors | GNSS (includes GPS), NB-IoT, Bluetooth | GPS and GSM |
| Locate residents indoors |
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N/A |
| Waterproof and Machine washable |
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N/A |
| Damage resistant |
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N/A |
| Individual safety zones for each resident |
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N/A |
| Message when recharging is necessary |
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N/A |
| Wireless charging |
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N/A |
| Instant alert for multiple caregivers |
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N/A |
| Cost | Low purchase or rental costs and low data costs | High purchase cost, high data costs, high rental costs |
N/A: Information not available. Some features may be partly available on some products and additional costs may apply.
The Otiom-tag is based on Internet of Things (IoT) technology. This means that it has a very long battery life and it works were traditional GPS devices do not – including indoors.
The Otiom-tag weighs just 30 grams and takes up 5 x 1 cm. It has no distracting buttons, sounds, plugs or lights. The Otiom-tag can run for up to one month on a single charge, and it can be fully recharged in 2 hours. It can be kept in a pocket, on a neck strap (included), on a cane, on a walking frame or it can be sewn into clothing.
The Otiom-bases weigh 36 grams and take up 6 x 2.5 cm.
Each base has a battery life of 3-4 years.
Otiom communicates using NB-IoT via mobile phone masts. It also uses GNSS, which includes all global satellite systems (including GPS) as well as Bluetooth 5.X.
The Otiom-app is available for IOS and Android, and it works on smartphones and tablets. The app currently supports Danish, English, German, Spanish, Italian and Norwegian.
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