Products

The CloseBy Network supports a variety of products that enhance the level of care and assistance you can offer to loved ones in their homes. By combining different products you can create a custom system that’s suited to the needs of the family you're caring for remotely. This flexibility makes it easy to create a system that can expand as needed to address different issues that arise during care giving.

 Micro Contact Sensor: You can install these sensors on doors, windows and drawers. With these sensors, you can know if medicine has been taken, if the fridge has been opened for eating, or if someone leaves the home. This size of these sensors makes them a perfect fit for small enclosures and unobtrusive to your loved one, helping reduce the sense that their environment has changed.

Wireless Motion Sensor: A motion sensor, placed in the hallway or kitchen for example, will help you monitor if your loved one is up and moving around on their regular schedule. If you’re concerned about your parent trying to move around in the dark, a motion sensor can also trigger automatic lighting, lessening the chance that someone takes a fall because they can’t see in the dark. Multiple motion sensors can be added to the CloseBy Network and customized to provide the type of automation best suited to your loved one’s particular situation.

Chair Occupancy Sensor: To monitor if your loved one is moving around the home, you can place the chair occupancy sensor in a favorite chair to know that he or she is present in the room. This knowledge can help you determine if the family member you’re assisting is maintaining a regular routine. For example, if the sensor indicated occupancy for an extended period of time without breaks, it may indicate a problem and prompt you to check in on a loved one.

Bed Occupancy Sensor: When you install the bed occupancy sensor, you’ll be able to track if your loved one is getting regular sleep. The sensor also supports, when integrated with automatic lighting, turning the lights off when someone gets into bed and turning the lights on when someone gets out of bed, a safety precaution for older family members. Through the CloseBy Network, you can monitor sleep patterns and be alerted if sleeping habits change drastically, perhaps indicating a problem.

Garage Door Kit: Besides being a security risk, an open garage door can also indicate a possible issue at a love one’s home. For example, if the door is opened, closed, and then not opened for an extended period of time, it may indicate that a family member has run into some difficulty outside the home. Automating the garage door also makes it possible for you to open and close it remotely, a benefit if you’ve discovered the door is open and you’re too far away to easily close it at the house.

Contact Me Button: Being CloseBy is only a button press away. Wearable as a pendant or to place throughout the home, your loved one can press a button to notify you that they need your help. Every time the button is pressed, the system also collects battery life information. This way you can monitor if it’s time to replace the battery to ensure your loved one gets connected to you.

Multi-Purpose Contact/Temperature Sensor: When placed next to the stove, you can track the temperature and be notified if the stove has been left on a defined period of time. This sensor can also help you monitor if there’s a sudden temperature fluctuation in the home (e.g., onset of winter, heat wave, etc.).

 Wireless Smoke Detector: Leaving older loved ones at home comes with some risks. One of those risks includes accidental fires like from leaving a pot on the stove or knocking over a heater. To help reduce the risk, tying in a wireless smoke detector to the CloseBy Network can be a great back up, alerting you if smoke is detected and giving you the option to alert emergency personnel of the situation. This feature is also valuable for monitoring a separate property (e.g., vacation home).

Telephone and Doorbell Notification: Getting older can result in a loss of hearing, an issue when it comes to hearing the telephone or doorbell ring. Through the CloseBy Network, you can be sure that loved ones “hear” a ringing phone or doorbell. For example, the system can cause lights to flash or mute the television if it detects a phone or doorbell ring. With this option, you reduce the risk of loved ones being unaware of what’s happening around them.