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Elderly people who live alone have an intelligent housekeeping equipment

2021-02-05 15:27:12

On February 2, 2021, at Fenghuang Village, Ciqikou Sub-district, Shapingba District, workers of Sub-district Elderly Care Center installing an intelligent care device at the home of Zhou Suzhen who is an elderly woman living alone (Photographed by Cui Li/Vision Chongqing)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- On the morning of February 2, five workers of Ciqikou Sub-district Elderly Care Center knocked on the door of Room 3, Floor 3, 65 Fenghuang Village. They came to help the 87-year-old Zhou Suzhen who lives alone “clean up the dust” and install intelligent housekeeping equipment.

“Before we came to her house, we first visited her and assessed the condition of her house, deciding what areas needed renovations, and which furniture and smart devices needed to add,” Ciqikou Sub-district Elderly Care Center Chen Hongying introduced. For instance, her small appliances, and other things were relatively scattered, they brought a microwave rack, storage box and storage rack; the favorite chair had no upholstery, so she had specially purchased a thick blanket to make it more comfortable.

In order not to trouble the elderly, they even brought their own cleaning equipment. Their job division was clear. Chen Hongying, Cao Xia and Liu Guojian were responsible for cleaning the useless things in the house, cleaning the sanitary dead corners, mopping floor, wiping furniture and cleaning windows.

Tan Cong and Liu Xin were in charge of installing smart equipment for the elderly in the house. Tan Cong opened several boxes in his backpack, introduced to the elderly one by one: “These are intelligent door magnetic alarm, smoke alarm, infrared detector, gas leak detector, 360-degree camera and intelligent pager. Then, we can know the smoke and see the risk in your house. It means an intelligent housekeeper installed in your house.”

He explained that gas and smoke alarms could monitor the safety of fire using in the house of the elderly in real time. Infrared detector and camera were installed at the places where the elderly had the most frequent daily activities, which can monitor the elderly’s activities at home in real time. Intelligent door magnetic alarm monitored the elderly in and out of the house; and she could carry with the pager so that she could give alarm as long as she holds it between fingers once she encountered an emergency. 

Zhou Suzhen was interested in everything and stared at Tan Cong and Liu Xin. In a short while, a few white mysterious “boxes” were installed on the gate, bedroom door frame and wall.

They were busy till noon. The elderly’s house looked brand-new, as if it were bigger than before. She was so happy that she took out her old photos to share with them, and she said that “my house hadn’t been so tidy for a long time since my husband passed away”. (Translated by Liu Hongyan, Fathom Language Limited)

Editor:Jiang Yiwei