VRI TECHNOLOGY

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VRI TECHNOLOGY

• Technology
• VRI is consistently the first to market with new
  technological developments. Some of VRIs
  innovative service offerings include

VOIP Enabled PERS
GPS/Cellular Enabled PERS
Fall Detection
Medication Compliance
Glucose Monitoring
Blood Pressure Monitoring
Peak Flow Monitoring
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PERS OVERVIEW

• Why PERS?
• As healthcare costs continue to rise and seniors
  become a larger percentage of the population, the
  importance of enabling seniors to maintain their
  independence and live in the comfort of their own
  home continues to increase. PERS (personal
  emergency response) systems are imperative when
  seniors are living alone. These systems give
  seniors peace of mind that someone will be there
  when they need help, and reassure caretakers and
  family that seniors will be safe when they are
  not around.
• VRI has recently introduced a mobile
  Cellular/GPS product targeted at the independent
  senior. Now whether at the grocery store, taking
  a walk, or playing golf, seniors will always have
  someone to help and locate them at a simple press
  of a button.
• Falls are the leading accident affecting the
  elderly population.
• 30 of people over the age of 65 and 50 of
  seniors over the age of 85 will fall this year.
  The vast majority of these falls will happen in
  the home.
• As the time that seniors are left without help
  after a fall increases, the chance they will
  survive that fall declines significantly.

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MEDICATION COMPLIANCE OVERVIEW

• Why Medication Compliance?
• Prescription monitoring ensures that seniors
  remember to take the correct dosage at the right
  time. Often as a result of dementia, adverse
  affects of prescription drugs, or loss of memory,
  elderly patients misuse their medication. If the
  member does not take their medication with 30
  minutes of their scheduled dose, VRI equipment
  will contact the Care Center at which point a
  customer care representative will call the member
  to remind them to take their medication. The Care
  Center will also notify the members care taker
  or doctor of any non compliance events.
• The average person over 65 now uses seven
  different medications per day, four prescribed
  and three over-the-counter.
• Almost 30 of hospital admissions for people over
  the age of 65 are directly attributable to
  medication non-compliance.
• Approximately 40 of people entering nursing
  homes do so because of their inability to self
  medicate.
• Nearly 48 billion in annual costs result from
  unnecessary medication non compliance induced
  hospitalizations.