Layered Wander Management for Elopement-Risk Seniors

Our advanced Rythmos® wander management solutions include customizable features and proactive safety measures for residents at risk of elopement.

An estimated 60% of individuals with dementia are prone to wandering, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Estimates also suggest that between 1% and 2% of residents may elope each year, which would translate to about 20,000 to 40,000 elopement incidents annually across all types of senior living communities in the U.S. Not only is this a tragic occurrence that can be fatal for seniors, but can also cost organizations hundreds of thousands – or even millions – of dollars in liability lawsuits and fees. 

Better protect at-risk seniors with our Rythmos® layered approach to wander management designed to adapt to various elopement risk levels and senior community needs. 

Wander Management Solutions for Elopement Risk Seniors

Features of Our Layered Wander Management Solutions

Patented Location Awareness

Patented, real-time location awareness both inside and outside the community, leveraging integrated cellular and GPS that automatically turns on within minutes of a resident leaving the community.

Real-Time Alerts & Mapping

Automatically generate alerts to staff when a resident is in proximity to exit, a door is opened, or they leave the community through our centralized Rythmos® CM mobile app for efficient staff management and response times. 

Customizable Wander Settings

Tailor resident wander settings depending on elopement risk levels to grant or deny access to key doors, alert staff, and more based on community and resident needs or pre-set templates.

Integrated Access Control

Our Rythmos® wearable devices are compatible with all our sensors and access control devices like wireless door locks for a comprehensive protection for wander risk residents, such as locking down doors when wander risk residents approach.

Geofencing Areas

Communities can set “keep out zones” and other tailored parameters for wander risk residents to be alerted if they enter or leave set areas of the community in conjunction with Rythmos® anchor placement.

Integrated with All Features

Rythmos® wearables are not exclusive to wander management and include powerful integrations in a single device, such as access control, fall detection, nurse call duress alerts, 2-way audio, Alexa, and EMR integrations. 

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Personalized Wander Management for Residents of Any Risk

Our layered wander management solutions, including Rythmos® wearables, integrated access control, and smart sensors are customizable based on elopement risk level and community needs. Products may include:

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    Presence sensors detects motion and scans for nearby resident wearables when motion is detected.

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    Door and window sensors detects door or window open, close, and state and can also scan for nearby resident wearables when the magnet and sensor contact is broken.

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    Wireless door locks allow residents to keep their doors lock and provide easy access with wearables for integrated access control.

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    Access readers and wander panels work with Rythmos® wearables to control access, provide notifications to staff, and allow doors to be locked down for added wander management protection.

Interested in our layered wander management solutions for senior communities? Let’s Talk! 

Our Intrex team is passionate about improving senior safety and care efficiency and would love to learn more about your needs and how our Rythmos® senior devices and custom wander management solutions can help.  

Value Based Care in Senior Living from Intrex

Wander Management FAQs

No, our patented location awareness for outside of the community tracking through LTE-GPS is only available for our Community + and Kallos wearables. All three of our wearable types, including our basic Community wearables, include in-community location monitoring accurate within 1-3 meters along with live community mapping to find residents through our Rythmos® CM mobile app for staff.

All Rythmos® wearables using the wrist wear style can add on a secure locking band that can only be unlocked using a magnetic key for use by caregivers or community staff. This helps ensure that residents at risk for elopement – especially memory care residents – will always have coverage when and where they need it.

Yes! Whether you use our Community or Community + wearables or our newest Kallos model, machine-learning fall detection is built as a baseline of the Rythmos® system along with other core features such as location awareness and nurse alerts all in a single device.  

For elopement risk residents using our secure locking band on their Rythmos® wearable, the wrist wear style is required.

For fall detection, there are two separate machine-learning algorithms we use for the watch vs. necklace wear style which factor in movement patterns and other differentiators. The algorithm for the necklace wear style is on average 20-30% more accurate when it comes to detecting falls, which is something to consider for seniors with advanced health conditions such as Parkinson’s. 

In addition to the real-time location awareness from resident wearables, our smart sensors can be added with a resident’s room or senior community to add on additional wander management settings and alert types. For example, our presence sensors can track data whenever someone enters or exits a marked doorway and our window and door sensors can trigger alerts when a door is open or when a wander-risk resident is in proximity to an exit. 

Other sensors are available to enhance fall-detection and other custom features to collect unobtrusive data and detect changes in behavioral patters that may signify a need for adapting resident care levels.

Related Resources

White Paper Download: Elopement Risk and Wander Prevention

White Paper Download: Value-Based Care in Senior Living