2016/06/08 by David Pérez, Perez, David, Suejb Memeti +3
Business, Management and Accounting · Computer Science · Decision Sciences · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development #IoT and Edge/Fog Computing #Simulation Techniques and Applications
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1606.02455
openalex publication_date 2016/06/08 · openalex created_date 2017/04/07 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Population aging is affecting many countries, Sweden being one of them, and it may lead to a shortage of caregivers for elderly people in near future. Smart interconnected devices known as the Internet of Things may help elderly to live independently at home and avoid unnecessary hospital stay. For instance, a carephone device enables the elderly to establish a communication link with caregivers and ask for help when it is needed. In this paper, we describe a simulation study of the care giving system in the Växjö municipality in Sweden. The simulation model can be used to address various issues, such as, determining the lack or excess of resources or long waiting times, and study the system behavior when the number of alarms is increased.