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Caregiving Technology & Wearable Devices for Down Syndrome Patients

Because most people with Down syndrome have mild to moderate cognitive delays, the goal is to integrate individuals with Down syndrome into daily life, society and community organizations like schools, recreational activities and work.

In addition, persons with Down syndrome are living longer and leading healthy lives, thanks to medical technology and new life line alert systems for monitoring. Today, 80% of adults with Down syndrome are reaching 60 years old or more.

More good news is that people who have Down syndrome are interacting in more ways than before – at school, work, in relationships and in society. All parents and caregivers to individuals with Down syndrome want to encourage this independence, yet still want to be connected to their loved one to help if needed. Many families turn to some sort of Down syndrome alert device such as a Down syndrome bracelet or personal GPS tracking device to support this independence. But, new technologies are expanding family and caregiver’s abilities to not only know where their loved one is, but also understand more about their condition and situation, and communicate with loved ones directly, wherever they are, to check in.

Theora Care Down Syndrome Bracelet

How Theora Care Can Help

With Theora Care, parents and caregivers can know not only where their person with Down syndrome is, but also have direct communications if they see activities that may indicate disruption or distress. Theora Connect™ is a wrist watch styled wearable with many capabilities. For example, as a multi-functioning Down syndrome tracking system, it connects via 2-way audio and phone along with a GPS tracker watch – providing direct communication not typically available with a GPS tracker for kids and adults, or a simple GPS watch or tracking bracelet.

Theora Link™ is the smartphone app for the caregiver that works with Theora Connect. Theora Link provides family and professional caregivers with additional information regarding how the person with Down syndrome is, not just where they are. We call this situational awareness. Situational awareness includes important information like activity level and behavior changes can give insights to the caregiver that the person with Down syndrome may not be able to communicate — all which leads to better care.

Theora Connect is the newest person tracker wearable on the market for monitoring the status of your loved one with Down syndrome. Together with Theora Link, you can have the newest, yet affordable, technology to give your loved one maximum independence.

A better alternative to Down Syndrome bracelets

Theora Care solutions was started when family caregivers with many years’ experience keeping people and devices connected using innovative technology went looking for caregiving technology solutions and couldn’t find what was required. While there are GPS trackers for Alzheimer’s or PERS devices available, it was a partial solution and based on older technology. Many active people with Down Syndrome who require caregiving oversight do not want to wear a stigmatizing Down Syndrome charm or bracelet. A solution was needed that would give busy caregivers notifications via their smartphone about a care recipient’s location, status and condition – we call this situational awareness. In addition, by providing useful event and historical tracking information caregivers could establish a routine baseline of activity for their care recipients, so they could better understand any unusual activity or behavioral patterns that might require intervention, to catch an illness early or even prevent a costly ER visit or hospital stay. In 2015, we launched Theora Care with the first condition-specific yet stylish wearable and its accompanying smartphone app delivering situational awareness – giving caregivers the information they need, without the unused bells and whistles (and hefty price tag) of some smartwatches and other tracking devices. Instead, we put in functionality caregivers do need to check their care recipients and monitor remotely like preventative analytics, direct two-way communication with an integrated cellular connection. Theora Care solutions support more peace of mind for busy caregivers and more independence with confidence for care recipients to stay active and independent.

Theora Care Family of Products

A complete line of affordable tools
to keep caregivers and loved ones in touch.

Theora Connect™ Smart Watch - The Autism Sensory Product

Theora Connect™

A smart wearable to connect you with your loved one anywhere., anytime

Theora-Link

Theora Link™

The powerful caregiver smartphone app
that connects to the Theora Connect wearable.

Quik Alert

Theora Quik Alert™

The Theora Connect accessory that provides instant wandering alerts at home and away.

Theora Rest - in home alert systems for seniors

Theora Rest™

Intelligent, predictive bed-area specific monitoring where falls often occur.

Theora-Sense

Theora Sense™

The smart, sensor-driven system for home that provides wellness and environmental monitoring

Customers

Every day we strive to make caregiving a little better and easier.
We are grateful when our families tell us we did just that. Thank you!

  • “I was on my telephone, had my back turned for just a minute. I hung up, turned around and my wife was gone. I went to our neighbors to check, and they had not seen her leave, either. Three of us were looking for her when I remembered to look at my Theora Link smartphone app and immediately saw where she was located. I called my wife using the auto-answering audio on her Theora Connect watch, asked her if she knew where she was and she said, ‘I don’t know’ but at least I could reach her. She was walking in the middle of the road, she could have been hit by a car or fallen and hit her head. I thought, ‘What would have happened if she hadn’t been wearing the watch?’ It was a lifesaver.”

  • “No matter what stage (of Alzheimer’s) the watch is one of the most important items you will ever purchase if your loved one wanders. I put it off because I didn’t want to admit what was happening. It looks like a very stylish watch anyone would wear. It has proven invaluable in locating Alan when he gets a stubborn streak and takes off. I would recommend you buy a Theora Care watch sooner rather than later, for more peace of mind and increased safety for your loved one.”

  • "She's talking to me (from Oregon) rather than pushing a button and getting a stranger. I would never be able to keep this much watch on her from Texas under normal circumstances. It’s not like she has a cell phone. She doesn’t have a computer. She doesn’t even want to think about it, but the watch, she’ll wear.”

  • While shopping, one of my greatest fears came true and I became separated from my husband, Richard. I did not realize that he had left the store and was wandering outside in the parking lot. Fortunately, I was able to use the Quik Connect 2-way voice feature to get the attention of a Good Samaritan who was near Richard. The Good Samaritan heard me trying to talk to him and was able to help bring him safely back into the store and by my side ... where he’s been for over 50 years

  • “The Theora Care solution alerted us to my father's behavioral changes, enabling us to intervene before it escalated into an upsetting and costly hospital stay.”