[September 12, 2008] Time Domain Delivers UWB Real-Time Location Solution at Nesconset Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Tweet (Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Time Domain announced that it is introducing its TracPoint system, which uses ultra wideband (UWB) real-time location system (RTLS) technology from Time Domain to monitor residents, staff and medical equipment, improving facility operations and security at the 240-resident Nesconset Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Nesconset, New York. The TracPoint solution, which combines Time Domain's Plus 2.0 UWB RTLS technology and software designed and manufactured by Sysgen, is used to monitor the location and status of Nesconset Alzheimer's patients, staff and the facility's equipment, including customized wheelchairs, beds and computers. The Time Domain's UWB RTLS technology enables the Center to locate residents, staff and equipment within two feet of their location in real-time, eliminating the "false alarms" of the previous system. Staff can also create individualized safety profiles and care plans by observing patients' location and analyzing behavioral patterns, the company said. Additionally, the Center can assign rules to each individual UWB tag worn by a resident. For example, Resident A cannot walk through Doorway B. If Resident A does walk through Doorway B, the messaging system alerts the proper staff members, notifying them of the violation and allowing staff members to respond immediately based on the urgency of the alert. With the old system, alerts were only in the form of a loud alarm; however, alerts are now broadcast to staff via email, text messages, cell phone calls, pagers and monitors at the nurses' station, the groups noted in a release. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]