Predict and prevent with PAW

老年失去独立性会影响生活的方方面面。这是这个国家每个老年人都面临的挑战。它导致孤立和孤独（影响超过200万人），缺乏身体活动和跌倒（NHS负担33亿英镑），健康问题（例如患阿尔茨海默氏症的可能性增加一倍），甚至被迫进入养老院（97%的老年人希望在家中度过余生）。保持独立是我们老龄化社会面临的根本挑战。改善将影响个人的生活，他们的家人和朋友，以及我们的整个护理系统。我们的解决方案是一个谨慎的手表，为老年人提供一个安全网，在全国任何地方，通过按下一个按钮，将他们直接连接到一个24/7护理团队。这给了人们独立和自信。个人闹钟手表建立在良好建立的挂件，已经在帮助老年人保持独立超过30年的主要。然而，吊坠需要固定电话，而且范围有限，把人们拴在家里。我们的设备使用移动网络来扩展这个安全网，所以人们可以自由地去任何地方。手表去掉了红色大按钮的污名。有了这些现有的创新，我们增加了独立性，减少了隔离，促进了日常活动，并最终防止了健康状况的下降。通过这个项目，我们将开发手表，不仅提供紧急支持，而且预测和预防健康问题。现在，利用机器学习的进步和我们作为英国评级最高的警报系统的特权地位，这是可能的。

Losing independence in old age impacts all aspects of life. It's a challenge every older person in the country faces. It leads to isolation and loneliness (affecting over 2,000,000 people), physical inactivity and falls (£3.3bn burden on the NHS), health issues (e.g. twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's) and even being forced into a care home against your will (97% of older people want to live the rest of their lives at home).Staying independent is the fundamental challenge facing our ageing society. Improvements will impact an individual's life, their family and friends, and our care system as a whole.Our solution is a discreet watch that gives older people a safety net, anywhere in the country, by connecting them directly to a 24/7 care team at a button press. This gives people independence and confidence.The Personal Alarm Watch builds upon the well established pendant that has been a staple in helping older people stay independent for over 30 years. However, pendants require a landline and have limited range, tethering people to their homes. Our device uses mobile networks to extend this safety net, so people have the freedom to go anywhere. A watch removes the stigma of the big red button. With these existing innovations, we increase independence, reduce isolation, promote daily activity and ultimately prevent declines in health.With this project, we will develop the watch to not only offer emergency support but to predict and prevent health problems. This is now possible using advances in machine learning and the privileged position we sit in as the highest rated alarm system in the UK.