CareWatch: A home monitoring system for use in homes of persons with cognitive impairment

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-8

  Rowe, Meredeth ^a   Lane, Stephen ^b   Phipps, Chad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Amron Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Autism; Caregiver; Dementia; Sleep; Technology

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOME MONITORING; HOME SAFETY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT MONITORING; SLEEP; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33846985249     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200701000-00003     Document Type: Article

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