{"629909":{"#nid":"629909","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech and People Power Collaborate on Senior Care Project","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) and IoT software company \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/peoplepowerco.com\/\u0022\u003EPeople Power\u003C\/a\u003E are working together to collect and analyze data from in-home sensors as part of a study to better understand certain behaviors of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The neurological condition creates increased challenges with memory, problem-solving, and spatial ability.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/helping-aging-adults-take-their-power-back\u0022\u003ECognitive Empowerment Program\u003C\/a\u003E (CEP), Georgia Tech researchers first explored the People Power IoT System in the technology-equipped \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.awarehome.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAware Home\u003C\/a\u003E, a 5,000 square foot home designed to facilitate research. The CEP\u0026rsquo;s technology team focuses on designing interventions and applications, as well as collecting data in the homes of study participants including sleep patterns, bathroom and kitchen habits, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team will use the data to empower CEP members and their care partners, through mobile apps and in-home interventions supporting independence. They\u0026#39;ll also share key information with the CEP therapeutic team to identify where members may need further training on strategies to compensate for cognitive impairment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Changes in daily habits provide key indicators for informing lifestyle interventions that combat a decline in cognitive function. Through this collaboration, we have the unique opportunity to collect critical data to inform care and empower people with MCI and their care partners,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Cstrong\u003EElizabeth Mynatt\u003C\/strong\u003E, executive director of the Institute for People and Technology and co-director of the CEP technology core.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the Aware Home Research Initiative (AHRI), the People Power IoT System will provide device and data management and a framework for creating machine learning microservices, allowing researchers to more effectively conduct long-term studies and collect and view data, according to \u003Cstrong\u003EBrian Jones\u003C\/strong\u003E, director of the Aware Home initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What People Power is providing is the opportunity to hit the ground running on this project,\u0026rdquo; said Jones. \u0026ldquo;We can have different studies running, view all of the homes in each study, and through a web browser see the status of in-home devices that provide the system with data.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlthough the joint effort between IPaT and People Power currently focuses on adults with MCI, Jones envisions expanding it to other data science research at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPeople Power is a leading provider of consumer and institutional services for senior care, energy management and home security. The company\u0026rsquo;s recent introduction of a comprehensive senior care solution that brings together agencies, caregivers, clients and their families for improved senior care reconfirms their mission of helping with life\u0026rsquo;s important challenges with easy-to-use technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Collaborating with Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026rsquo;s Aware Home Research Initiative is a real honor for our company,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Cstrong\u003EGene Wang\u003C\/strong\u003E, CEO and co-founder of People Power Co. \u0026ldquo;As a technology provider for senior care solutions that address technical, design and social challenges of aging, we are delighted to assist in this important research initiative with one of the top research universities in the country.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe company also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.prweb.com\/pdfdownload\/16504541.pdf\u0022\u003Erecently partnered\u003C\/a\u003E with the University of California Berkeley to design senior care technology for people with dementia. Learn more about People Power on their \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/peoplepowerco.com\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers will use the software company\u2019s smart home platform to study mild cognitive impairment with the goal of supporting older adults as they age in place."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-12-11 13:15:59","changed_gmt":"2019-12-12 18:56:07","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-12-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-12-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"629927":{"id":"629927","type":"image","title":"Hands of older adult","body":null,"created":"1576087137","gmt_created":"2019-12-11 17:58:57","changed":"1576087137","gmt_changed":"2019-12-11 17:58:57","alt":"Hands of older adult","file":{"fid":"239887","name":"hand-2906456.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hand-2906456.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hand-2906456.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2375166,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/hand-2906456.jpg?itok=o0xFu80L"}},"629910":{"id":"629910","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Aware Home","body":null,"created":"1576070502","gmt_created":"2019-12-11 13:21:42","changed":"1576070502","gmt_changed":"2019-12-11 13:21:42","alt":"Georgia Tech Aware Home","file":{"fid":"239878","name":"aware home.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aware%20home.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aware%20home.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1244967,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/aware%20home.jpeg?itok=zcDNUqX1"}}},"media_ids":["629927","629910"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12888","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"11726","name":"Institute for People and Technology"},{"id":"177933","name":"smart home"},{"id":"398","name":"health"},{"id":"181703","name":"HTF"},{"id":"183252","name":"People Power"},{"id":"8678","name":"Aware Home"},{"id":"183127","name":"cognitive empowerment program"},{"id":"180249","name":"Mild Cognitive Impairment"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell Key\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarketing Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}