Eldercare Archives - University of Missouri College of Engineering

September 4, 2020

Senior Health Data Sensors Now Available to Private Homes

by Janese Heavin

Skubic When a Mizzou Engineer began using sensors to track senior health data in assisted living facilities more than a decade ago, the goal was to someday take that technology into private homes. COVID-19 is forcing that someday to be today. “We can’t get into assisted living facilities right now because of COVID-19 restrictions, so [...]

March 16, 2018

NIH grant supports tailoring eldercare health alert system for consumer use

by MU Engineering

Now, thanks to a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, members of the Center for Eldercare and Rehabilitation Technology will investigate tailoring the system to alert the patients themselves or family members, providing actionable data that’s easy for non-health professionals to use.

April 4, 2017

EECS Professor’s research featured by KOMU

by MU Engineering

KOMU-TV featured Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Marge Skubic’s research on using bed sensors to predict potential health issues for senior citizens.

June 14, 2016

Catching them before they fall: MU gait study aims to predict fall risk in elderly

by Kelsi Anderson

Marjorie Skubic, MU professor of electrical and computer engineering, said the study found that the speed of a person’s walk translated to how likely they are to fall.