Biometrics for elder-care facilities

Cashless payment system goes live in care homes (24dash)

A biometric payment system has gone live in a number of care homes for the over 55s - and is helping to provide residents with nutritious meals.

allpay's unique fingertip recognition system is being used to simplify life for North Hertfordshire Homes residents at four of its care homes.

There are a range of identity management and access control challenges associated with elder care facilities and the industry in which they operate is expanding rapidly as the population ages.

Now, it's not easy to retro-fit existing facilities with top-to-bottom biometrics but if I were in the business of building new ones, I'd certainly reach out to someone like SecurLinx to discuss how biometrics could increase efficiency across many functions, not just payments as discussed in the linked article.

A fingertip solution?

Much of today's news seems to be coming from the UK.
Here's an article that applied biometric fingerprint technology to the challenges faced by those in positions of responsibility for the elderly.

Fingerprint recording technology has the potential to make life easier for elderly and vulnerable people (PublicService.co.uk)

Fingerprint biometric systems can help to support the safety and security of many people, ranging from the elderly and infirm to someone with an armful of shopping. For the elderly and vulnerable, it can help by allowing them to signal that they are up, are active during the day and have gone to bed safely. The technology is available to accurately scan and record fingerprints with reader technology that is robust and reliable. The other attraction is its simplicity in use, just requiring the reader to place the finger on a pad to take a positive scan. The pad won't be lost like a key or swipe card.