sofia for patient wandering alerts

Configured movement rules connect wearable positions with care-area boundaries and permitted times. Caregivers receive location-linked warnings, acknowledge events and escalate unresolved incidents through site systems.

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AiRISTA
Headquarters
United States
Connectivity
BLE, Wi-Fi
Deployment
Public SaaS, Edge/Local
Services
Installation, System Integration, Support & Maintenance

About sofia for patient wandering alerts

Care-area boundary rules from AiRISTA connect wearable location with the movement permissions configured for each patient. Wrist, pendant or belt tags report positions as people enter, leave or remain within defined zones. Caregivers receive a warning when the event meets the configured rule, helping them find the person and follow the facility's response procedure.

WiFi and BLE tag events reach sofia, the real-time location software platform, where geofences define the relevant care-area boundaries. Rules can account for patient type, time of day, zone entry or exit and dwell duration. Compatible staff badges, including B4i with its text display and programmable buttons, support two-way notifications and acknowledgement. Patient identity and room information can enter through an HL7 admission, discharge and transfer integration.

Teams define recipients and escalation timing so unresolved warnings pass to the next response group. Nurse-call and security-system integrations extend notifications into existing facility workflows. Connected door controls, lighting or speakers can take configured actions where those systems are integrated. Event histories retain movement and response context for follow-up, and the care team adjusts zones and permissions as individual requirements change.

How it works

Sense
Detect wearable entry, exit or dwell in configured care zones
Connect
Relay patient-tag events through WiFi and BLE coverage
Analyze
Apply zone permissions, patient rules and allowed times
Act
Warn caregivers and escalate unresolved boundary events

Does it fit your project?

Best suited to

  • Hospital wandering-response teams
  • Residential care-area operations
  • Caregiver and nurse-call workflows

You need

  • Patient wearables and staff badges
  • WiFi and BLE care-area coverage
  • sofia geofences and escalation rules
  • Nurse-call security or door systems

Limitations

  • Requires patients to wear configured tags
  • Requires covered zones and boundaries
  • Requires connected door equipment for locking

Cost estimate

1 site, 10 assets, United States, in USD
$1,500 – $5,300
$300 – $1,200
Estimated first year, by component
$500 – $1,800$700 – $2,300$300 – $1,200
Hardware$500 – $1,800

Sensors, gateways and spare units

Installation and setup$700 – $2,300

Site survey, mounting, commissioning and configuration

Software and services$300 – $1,200

Platform subscription, connectivity, data and support

This is an estimate by IoT Apps based on comparable deployments, not a quote from AiRISTA.
Get an estimate for your own project and invite AiRISTA to confirm a price and lead time, on this page. Taxes, shipping, civil works and custom integration are not included. How IoT Apps estimates costs

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Questions and answers

Can a care-area boundary rule vary by patient type or time of day?

sofia geofence rules support patient type, time of day, zone entry or exit and dwell duration when evaluating a wearable's location.

What happens if a caregiver does not resolve a boundary warning?

Configured escalation rules pass an unresolved sofia event to additional recipients after the defined interval.

How can caregivers acknowledge a warning from a staff badge?

A compatible B4i badge receives text notifications and uses its programmable buttons for configured two-way responses or acknowledgement.

Which connected systems can act on a wandering event?

The application supports nurse-call and security integrations, with configured door-control, lighting or speaker actions where those systems are connected.

What will this deployment cost?

Every page carries a cost estimate by IoT Apps for your own sites and assets; set your budget and invite AiRISTA to confirm a price and lead time.

What does a deployment cost?

For 1 site with 10 monitored assets in United States, IoT Apps estimates $1,500 – $5,300 in the first year and $300 – $1,200 every year after. This is an estimate based on comparable deployments, not a quote from AiRISTA.

VendorAiRISTA, United States
IndustryHospitals
ConnectivityBLE, Wi-Fi
DeploymentPublic SaaS, Edge/Local
ServicesInstallation, System Integration, Support & Maintenance, Data Analytics, Software Platform
Hardware modelRequired, Mixed Ecosystem, Gateway-Agnostic
Available inUnited States, Finland, Australia

Uses this hardware

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