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Table 4 Price- and quality-performance of smart home solutions and conventional mobility supporting aids

From: Smart@home – supporting safety and mobility of elderly and care dependent people in their own homes through the use of technical assistance systems and conventional mobility supporting tools: a cross-sectional survey

Installed solution (smart home solutions and conventional mobility supporting aids)

Number of tenants with correspondingly installed solution

Scale (1–6)

Costs in Euro

Home emergency calla

5

1.00

176

Handles balconyb

8

1.00

60

Visual doorbella

15

1.07

217

Orientation lighta

20

1.15

248

All-off controla

6

1.17

1001

Stove safetya

19

1.21

473

Door detectora

8

1.25

843

Fall detection bath + toileta

11

1.27

1389

LED strip (corridor)a

3

1.33

207

Balcony exitb

11

1.45

136

Automatic switcha

8

1.50

192

Inactivity detectora

4

1.50

1230

Service socketb

14

1.50

36

Handles bathroomb

24

1.50

135

Lighting controla

13

1.54

2630

Balcony elevationb

13

1.62

125

Heating controla

3

1.67

1651

Object socketb

6

1.67

36

Handles corridorb

3

1.67

135

Handles toiletb

10

1.80

135

Tableta

18

1.83

214

  1. Legend: a smart home solutions, b conventional mobility supporting aids