Applications

• Elderly Care & Nursing Homes
Provides real-time bed occupancy monitoring to help caregivers improve resident safety, nighttime supervision, and response efficiency.
• Rehabilitation Centers
Supports real-time in-bed and out-of-bed detection for rehabilitation centers and assisted-care environments, helping caregivers monitor patient bed status more efficiently.
• Home-Based Elderly Care
Ideal for home-based elderly care projects requiring a reliable bed sensor for elderly users, enabling family caregivers to receive notifications when a person gets into or out of bed.
• Smart Healthcare & System Integration
Integrates with Zigbee-based smart healthcare and elderly care systems, with support for Home Assistant and Zigbee2MQTT for flexible monitoring, automation, and third-party platform integration.

FAQ

Q1. What is the purpose of a bed sensor for elderly care?
A bed sensor helps caregivers determine whether an elderly person is in bed or has left the bed. In nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home care environments, it can provide real-time bed status information and caregiver notifications to support nighttime supervision and resident safety.

Q2. How does a bed presence sensor work?
A bed presence sensor detects whether a person is occupying the bed. The SPM915 uses a pressure sensing pad to detect in-bed and out-of-bed status and transmits the information through Zigbee 3.0 for caregiver monitoring and notifications.

Q3. Does the SPM915 work with Home Assistant and Zigbee2MQTT?
Yes. The SPM915 supports Zigbee 3.0 and is compatible with Home Assistant and Zigbee2MQTT, allowing integration into smart elderly care, bed occupancy monitoring, and customized IoT systems through compatible Zigbee coordinators or gateways.

Q4. Are bed presence sensors and bed occupancy sensors the same?
In most elderly care and healthcare applications, the terms bed presence sensor and bed occupancy sensor refer to the same type of monitoring device. The terminology may emphasize different aspects of monitoring, but both typically detect whether a person is in bed or has left the bed. Modern devices such as the SPM915 can provide bed presence, occupancy, and bed exit detection within a single solution.

Q5. Does the SPM915 monitor heart rate or respiration?
No. The SPM915 is designed for bed presence and bed occupancy monitoring. For non-contact heart rate and respiration monitoring, the OWON SPM912 is the recommended solution.