Case Study 1 Mrs B, 79 from Blackpool has been a resident in her care home for a number of years. Until the installation of the MyAmego system Mrs B had started to spend more and more time sitting in the lounge just staring at the television and getting very lethargic – despite the best efforts of the staff to encourage her to be more active. Now, however, she is thrilled to be the proud owner of a new ‘brooch’ (complete microchip) and happily goes outside every day to feed the home’s small flock of chickens – in their enclosure at the end of the garden. This small, but engaging activity has given Mrs B a whole new interest and meaning to her life. At the same time, the staff know that the system provides a safety net for them and her – by alerting them if she forgets to come back inside for her lunch. Otherwise she can be left to talk to her 'chucks' for as long as she likes!
	Case Study 2 Mr D is diagnosed with dementia and lives in a care home. Mr D is quite capable of leaving the building and likes to spend time in the garden. His carers like to encourage him to spend time in the garden, but would just like to know when he leaves the building – and to be alerted when he has spent a certain amount of time in the garden, or is at risk there. Mr D wears a MyAmego device and his profile is set up to indicate exits Mr D can use – and a maximum time limit for him to stay in areas of the garden. A pager alarm notifies care professionals if he enters an area of risk, or stays too long in the garden. Additionally, Mr D does not like another resident and can be violent towards him. The profiles of both Mr D and the other resident are set to indicate that the two individuals should not normally be in the same room or area together. A pager alarm is triggered if they are present in the same room or area at the same time.
	Case Study 3 Mr C is frail, unsteady on stairs and is unsure of himself when going to the toilet. The MyAmego system was configured to send an alert when:  Mr C approached a stairway; was on the stairway; didn't go to the toilet; or took more than a certain time in the WC. When Mr C is on the stairs or a landing, or is very close to these, an  alert is sent to staff. If Mr C doesn't go to any of the WCs in the home for two and half hours a notification is sent to the carers to remind them to ask Mr C if he would like to go to the toilet. In the case of Mr C being in the WC for more than 10 minutes an alert is sent to a specified individual (in this case the team leader) – because it has been decided that specialised intervention may be required. It has also been determined that Mr C should not associate with two other residents, since they tend to argue with him and this causes him distress. Thus, when Mr C comes within a given distance of these two other residents, an alert is triggered and a care worker can intervene to divert one or more of the individuals concerned.
	Case Study 4 Mrs E, a previously sociable service user, has become withdrawn and isolated. It is agreed and encouraged by the staff that it is in Mrs E's best interest to become more engaged in activity and with other service users (who also wear or carry MyAmego devices). The system provides information to the care team as regards the levels of interaction with other service users (as determined by her being in close proximity to others for significant periods of time).
	Case Study 5 Relatives are worried that Mrs F is not very active. When they visit every Sunday, Mrs F is always found dozing in the armchair in her room. They express their concern to the care manager. The care manager logs on to the MyAmego reporting system and looks at the mobility report for Mrs F, for the previous month. The manager shares the report with the concerned relatives, showing that Mrs F is indeed very active for the whole week – spending considerable time walking around the home and socialising with her friend Mrs G in the garden. They also see that Mrs F has a nap in her room after lunch, most days of the week. The relatives are re-assured by the information the care manager has given and now time their visits before lunch on Sundays!