ACT (Automated Covid-19 symptom monitoring Technology for care homes)

**市场需求** -65岁以上的人占COVID-19死亡人数的80%（帝国理工学院，2020年），早期识别症状对于避免严重的COVID-19感染至关重要（The Lancet, 2020-03/30）。然而，英国的CHs发挥着至关重要的作用，28%的人确诊了COVID-19病例（CareHome）。英国17/04/2020)。疗养院面临着减少传播的极端挑战，居民房间之间的移动需要时间，增加了压力，增加了疾病传播的风险。**主要目标** - ACT将迅速增强Bluebell目前的婴儿监视器，使其适用于养老院，安全、快速地识别居民的早期COVID-19症状。除了改善对老年人的护理，这将降低医疗保健系统的成本和压力。-附加信息-ACT项目到目前为止已经证明了监测技术可以准确地监测老年人，但需要对产品和应用程序设计进行进一步的小修改，并进行额外的beta测试，以确保它更适合老年人。与此同时，团队将继续探索和进一步发展家庭和护理院的商业模式，并继续与合作伙伴合作。因此，延期将使ACT能够充分发挥改善老年人护理的潜力，同时减少医疗保健系统的成本和压力。

**Market Need** - Over-65s represent 80% of COVID-19 fatalities (Imperial College, 2020) and early identification of symptoms is essential to avoid severe COVID-19 infections (The Lancet, 30/03/20). UK's CHs play a vital role, however, 28% have confirmed cases of COVID-19 (CareHome.UK, 17/04/2020). Care Homes face extreme challenges reducing transmission, with movement between residents' rooms taking time, adding stress and increasing risk of spreading the disease.**Key Objectives** - ACT will rapidly augment Bluebell's current baby monitor to be suitable for Care Homes, safely and quickly identifying early COVID-19 symptoms in residents. As well as improving care for older people, this will reduce costs and pressure on the healthcare system.--ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON--ACT project so far has proved that the monitoring technology can accurately monitor elderly people but further minor modifications to the product and app design are required with additional beta testing to ensure it is more elderly friendly. In parallel, the team would continue to explore and further develop business model in domestic and Care Home setting and continued collaboration with the partners. Therefore, the extension would enable ACT to deliver the full potential of improving the care of elderly people whilst reducing costs and pressure on the healthcare system.