NATSAR AI for Fall Detection
Every resident deserves to know someone is watching.
AI fall detection for senior living that works day or night, in total darkness, without a camera where residents sleep. When a fall is detected, the right caregiver is paged in seconds.
For assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, senior-living communities, and families caring for a parent at home.
3:14 AM
Eleanor is on the floor. No one knows yet.
She got up for the bathroom and slipped on the way back. Her pendant is on the nightstand. Her door is closed. The next room check is two hours away.
Care teams call this the long lie: the unwitnessed fall. It is the moment fall detection exists to change.
Why this matters
Not rare. The overnight reality.
50%-75%
of nursing-home residents fall every year, many more than once.
#1
cause of injury death in older adults.
$30k-50k
average downstream cost of a fall with major injury. A hip fracture costs far more.
Overnight
is the worst window: the fewest staff watching the most residents.
Sources: CDC; CMS; senior-care research. Ranges shown because studies differ.
Falls with injury are reported to CMS and shape your Five-Star rating. One fall touches everything you are accountable for.
How it works
Monitor. Detect. Alert. In seconds.
Monitor
The cameras you already have cover common areas. A no-lens radar sensor covers each private room. Continuous watch, even in total darkness.
Detect
On-site AI recognizes a genuine fall and is built to tell it apart from someone lying down to rest. Raw video and sensor data never leave the building.
Alert
The right caregiver is paged in seconds with the room and a plain-English reason. Borderline cases can be checked by a trained person first.
From floor to phone in seconds, not the next hourly round.
The question every family asks
“Is there a camera where Mom sleeps?” No.
We match the sensor to the room: a camera only where privacy allows, a sensor with no lens where it does not.
Camera
Common areas
Corridors, dining, day rooms. Low privacy expectation, often already installed.
Radar, no lens
Bedrooms
Highest fall rate, overnight. The sensor physically cannot form an image. Works in total darkness.
Radar, no lens
Bathrooms
Maximum privacy where it matters most. Sees a fall through steam, never an image.
Privacy is not a footnote here. It is the reason families say yes.
Earning the alert
A system your staff will trust.
Fall systems fail for one reason: nuisance alarms. Staff learn to ignore a system that cries wolf. So we do not turn alerts on until the system has earned it in your building.
Shadow mode first
We run silently and measure real falls and false alarms before a single caregiver is paged.
Human triage on the hard calls
On borderline cases, a trained person can verify before anyone is dispatched. We call it the Verified tier.
Honest limits, in writing
What each sensor can and cannot see goes in writing before go-live. No magic, no overclaiming.
Privacy and compliance
Private by design. Honest by default.
How your data is handled
- All detection runs on-site. Raw video and sensor data never leave the building.
- We sign a Business Associate Agreement, encrypt per facility, and audit every access.
- Only small events and short clips, from common areas only, ever reach the cloud.
What it does
- Detect falls inside sensor coverage, in common areas and private rooms, day or night.
- Page the right caregiver in seconds with the room and the reason.
- Integrate with your nurse-call or EHR after go-live.
What it does not do
- See through walls or detect falls outside sensor coverage.
- Detect medical events that are not falls.
- Always tell a fall from a deliberate lie-down on its own. That is what human triage is for.
Where it fits
Built for the buildings where falls happen.
Start with one wing, one building, or one home. Expand once the numbers are proven.
Assisted living
Private rooms overnight, thin night staffing, families who ask about cameras first.
Memory care
The highest fall rates and residents who remove pendants. Radar needs nothing worn.
Skilled nursing
Falls with injury feed the Five-Star rating. Documented detection and response protect it.
Senior-living communities
One operator decision rolls out across many buildings with the same sensors and alerts.
Homes
For families caring for a parent at home. Usually the cameras you already have, a no-lens sensor for the bedroom and bathroom, or both, with alerts to the family members or caregivers you choose.
De-risked from day one
You do not have to take our word for it.
We prove it in one building first, silently, on your real residents, before a single alert reaches your staff.
Days 1-30
Shadow
We monitor one building and measure real falls, response times, and false alarms. No alerts to staff yet.
Days 31-60
Go live
When the numbers are right, we turn on alerts and integrate with your nurse-call or EHR.
Days 61-90
Prove and expand
We document faster response and fewer long lies, then roll out across your portfolio.
We do not go live until the system has earned the right to page your staff.
Key facts
Key facts about NATSAR AI for Fall Detection
- NATSAR AI for Fall Detection uses existing cameras in common areas and a radar sensor with no lens in bedrooms and bathrooms.
- The radar sensor physically cannot form a recognizable image and works in total darkness and through steam.
- Detection runs on a GPU-accelerated appliance in the building. Raw video and sensor data never leave the building.
- When a fall is detected, the right caregiver is paged in seconds with the room and a plain-English reason.
- Alerts are turned on only after a shadow-mode period measures false alarms per resident-day in the building.
- A typical pilot is about 90 days in one building: 30 days silent, 30 days live, 30 days to document results.
- A residential option is available for families caring for a parent at home, usually with existing cameras, a no-lens sensor, or both, and alerting the family members or caregivers they choose.
Product facts from Natsar AI. Market statistics above are sourced from CDC, CMS, and senior-care research.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Does fall detection require a camera in the bedroom?
No. Bedrooms and bathrooms use a radar sensor with no lens that physically cannot form an image. Cameras are used only in common areas such as corridors, dining rooms, and day rooms.
What happens when a fall is detected?
The right caregiver is paged in seconds with the room and a plain-English reason. On borderline cases, a trained person can verify before anyone is dispatched. After go-live the system can integrate with your nurse-call or EHR.
Does Natsar AI work with our existing cameras?
Yes. It connects to standard RTSP cameras and VMS platforms in common areas. Private rooms are covered by the no-lens radar sensor, so you do not add cameras where they do not belong.
How does Natsar AI protect resident privacy?
Detection runs on-site, so raw video and sensor data never leave the building. Private rooms use a sensor with no lens. Only small events and short clips from common areas ever reach the cloud. We sign a Business Associate Agreement, encrypt per facility, and audit every access.
How do you keep staff from ignoring alerts?
We run in shadow mode first and measure false alarms per resident-day in your building. Alerts are not turned on until that number is right, and borderline cases can be verified by a trained person before anyone is dispatched.
What hardware is installed in the building?
A GPU-accelerated appliance that runs all detection on-site, plus a small no-lens radar sensor in each private room. Common areas use the cameras you already have.
Can I use Natsar AI at home for my parent?
Yes. There is a residential option for families caring for a parent at home. Usually it works with the cameras you already have, a no-lens radar sensor for the bedroom and bathroom, or both. Nothing needs to be worn, and alerts go to the family members or caregivers you choose. Book a walkthrough and tell us about the home.
Does it work in the dark?
Yes. The radar sensor does not need light and works in total darkness and through steam. Common-area cameras work under normal facility lighting.
How long does a pilot take?
About 90 days in one building: roughly 30 days in shadow mode, 30 days live with alerts, and 30 days to document results before expanding.
Is there pricing on the website?
No. Scope and pricing depend on your building: the rooms and sensors involved, the coverage you want, and the tier you choose. We put together a proposal once we understand your facility. Book a walkthrough to start the conversation.
Go deeper
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Every resident deserves to know someone is watching.
Let us protect your residents, your staff, and your reputation, starting with one building.