Inside MEDCottage™

The 12-by-24-foot MedCottage is loaded with technology and amenities for the health, comfort and safety of the elderly or those recovering from illness or injury.

The MedCottage features three distinct spaces:

• A kitchen with a small refrigerator, microwave, washer-dryer combination and medication dispenser.
• Bedroom with an attractive hospital-caliber bed and additional accommodation for a caregiver’s visit.
• The bathroom is handicapped accessible and the floor is a single, molded piece of concrete-like composite that includes a shower drain.
  

The comfortable interior is equipped with the latest technology to monitor vital signs, filter the air for contaminants and communicate with the outside world via high-tech video and cell phone text technology. Sensors alert caregivers to an occupant's fall, and a computer can remind the occupant to take medications. The technology also provides entertainment, offering a selection of music, reading material and movies. It also contains a family communication center that provides telemetry, environmental control and dynamic interaction to off-site caregivers through smart and robotic technology throughout the charming, comfortable modular home.

The MedCottage boasts some impressive features, including:

• A virtual companion that relays health-related messages (such as medication reminders).
• A video system that monitors the floor at ankle level, so the patient would have privacy but a caregiver would know if there were a problem.
• Pressurized ventilation that can keep airborne pathogens in or keep outdoor air out.
• A lift, attached to a built-in track in the ceiling that can move a patient from bed to bathroom so the caregiver could avoid heavy lifting.
• Lighting at knee height illuminating the walls and floors – the most common cause of falls.