LG Uplus Conducts Pilot Test of Real-Time Health Management Service ‘Smart Silvercare’

Professor Lee Sun-hee of Gachon University, Lee Young-ah, healthcare specialist at LG Uplus, and officials from LG Uplus and Namdong-gu Office in Incheon are demonstrating the Smart Silver Care app.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] LG Uplus announced on the 3rd that it will begin a pilot project for the commercialization of the real-time health management service "Smart Silver Care" in collaboration with Namdong-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City, and Gachon University.

The Smart Silver Care service is a non-face-to-face health management solution that allows customers to check their health-related information collected through smart devices such as AI speakers and senior-customized smart bands at a glance on tablets and smartphones. Nurses or caregivers performing home nursing duties can conveniently manage users' blood pressure, body fat, sleep time, etc. using this service. In addition, in case of emergencies such as falls or wandering, alarms are received for prompt response.

This pilot project aims to verify the effectiveness of Smart Silver Care by having 210 elderly people aged 65 or older living in Namdong-gu, Incheon, use the service for eight weeks in cooperation with the Namdong-gu Public Health Center and researchers from Gachon University (Professor Lee Sun-hee). LG Uplus plans to launch the commercial service next year after a refinement period following the pilot.

Health information collected through AI speakers and smart bands provided to the elderly participating in the pilot can be checked in real time via the Smart Silver Care app installed on the mobile IPTV "U+tv Free." For the pilot, LG Uplus implemented health-customized program content developed by Gachon University researchers into the Smart Silver Care app.

For example, when an elderly person exercises, the senior smart band checks pulse and respiration to help the manager recommend customized exercises. Also, if an elderly person falls on the stairs, the smart band detects the impact and immediately sends a text alert to a pre-registered guardian through Smart Silver Care.

In the future, LG Uplus plans to propose the introduction of the Smart Silver Care service to Sejong Special Self-Governing City and Busan Metropolitan City, designated as national pilot smart cities. Additionally, in collaboration with Kosin University Gospel Hospital, LG Uplus plans to develop technology for continuous measurement of blood sugar and electrocardiograms to apply to smart healthcare services.

Meanwhile, LG Uplus signed a business agreement with the Namdong-gu Public Health Center and Gachon University in May last year to participate in the "Research and Development Project for Elderly-Friendly Services in Preparation for the Era of 10 Million Elderly," led by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and managed by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, and is conducting joint research.

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