BathAware: safety without surveillance

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The University of Western Australia
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For many older Australians, a fall in the bathroom can have seriousconsequences. But monitoring people in one of the most private spaces in theirlives raises an important question: how can we improve safety withoutsacrificing dignity and privacy?

BathAware, developed at The University of Western Australia, offers anew answer. Using smart environmental sensors and artificial intelligence, thesystem can identify potential falls and alert carers without relying oncameras, microphones or wearable devices.

Designed for aged care, home care and independent living settings, thetechnology acts as a passive safety net, helping ensure incidents do not gounnoticed while protecting personal privacy.

The system has achieved 96 per cent accuracy in testing and is now beingtrialled with aged-care providers and households across Western Australia.

By putting privacy at the centre of innovation,BathAware is helping older Australians live safer, more independent lives.

BathAware is designed around a simple principle: older Australians should not have to choose between personal safety and privacy in the spaces where dignity matters most.

A bathroom fall triggers a real-time BathAware alert, showing how ambient sensing becomes actionable caregiver information without cameras, microphones or wearables.

BathAware’s caregiver interface brings local sensing, event verification and alerts into one operational view for residential care and ageing at home.

BathAware integrates non-visual sensing, local edge intelligence and caregiver notification in one deployable platform, connecting room-level awareness with care response.

BathAware supports safer ageing in one of the most private and high-risk spaces in the home, combining passive safety awareness with privacy, dignity and independence.

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