A contactless radar sensor that detects falls and bed exits
Peninsula Smart Care's radar sensor watches the room — not the resident. A confirmed fall or an unattended bed exit becomes a real emergency call on your existing nurse call system in seconds, with no camera, no wearable, and no pressure mat to replace. Built and supported in Melbourne.
Book a demonstration- Fall detection — an emergency call in seconds
- Bed exit alerts that clear when the resident returns
- No camera — privacy preserved
- Nothing to wear, nothing under the mattress
- Alerts through your existing nurse call
- Designed & supported in Melbourne
Why we built it
The problem with pressure mats
Sensor mats wear out, slide out of position, false-alarm when residents shift their weight, and get unplugged during cleaning. They're the most replaced item in many facilities — and the alert often comes only after the resident is already standing. We supply and install sensor mats today, so we know exactly where they fall short.
How radar changes it
A small mmWave radar sensor monitors presence and movement in the room from the ceiling. It recognises a resident sitting up and leaving the bed — and it detects a fall anywhere in the room — giving staff an earlier prompt to respond, with nothing touching the resident or the bed.
How it works
The sensor monitors the room continuously. When a resident sits up and exits — or falls — the alert is raised through the nurse call system, the same way as any other call.
See what the sensor sees
Simulation of the live tracker screen — watch the resident wander, fall, and the emergency call raise and clear. The real screens below show the same view.
A confirmed fall — the target drops to floor height and an emergency call is raised on the nurse call system, in seconds. Staff see which room, live.
Normal monitoring — position and movement, top-down, with the bed zone mapped. This is all the sensor ever sees. No image is captured, because there is no camera.
Real screens from the live system — staff can open any room's radar view to check on a resident without entering, and without a camera ever existing.
Staff stay in control
Built into the system: when staff are attending a resident, the bed can be suppressed from the nurse station or a phone — for a set time, or until staff re-arm it. Timed suppressions re-arm automatically, every change is logged with a name and time, and the radar never stops detecting. A genuine fall always breaks through, even while a bed is suppressed. No more mats quietly left unplugged.
Falls prevention support, not another gadget
Falls remain one of the most serious risks in aged care and hospital settings, and bed exits are where many of them start. Bed exit sensing doesn't replace a falls prevention program — good assessment, staffing and environment design do the heavy lifting — but the right sensor gives staff earlier notice for the residents who need it most: overnight, post-surgery, or during high-risk periods after a change in medication or mobility.
We install and service nurse call systems across Melbourne, from SDA housing to hospital wards, and the same question comes up on almost every site: is there a bed sensor that actually holds up? This is our answer — and it's ready to show you.
Questions we're asked
What is a radar bed exit sensor?
It's a small sensor that uses mmWave radar — the same low-power sensing technology used in modern cars and smart buildings — to detect presence and movement in the room. Instead of a mat that reacts to weight, radar watches for the movement pattern of someone sitting up and leaving the bed, and raises an alert through the nurse call system.
Does it detect falls as well as bed exits?
Yes. The sensor classifies a genuine fall anywhere in the room — distinct from sitting, kneeling or lying down on purpose — and raises it as an emergency call within seconds. Bed exit and fall detection run together: the bed exit alert gives staff early notice, and fall detection is the safety net for the moments in between.
How is it different from a pressure mat or sensor mat?
Pressure mats are consumables: they wear, drift out of position, and trigger false alarms as residents move in bed. A radar sensor mounts on the ceiling, touches nothing, and has no parts that wear out in normal use. It also alerts earlier — as the resident begins to exit, not once their full weight lands on a mat. If mats are the right fit for your site today, we supply and install sensor mats integrated with your nurse call system.
Does it use a camera? What about privacy?
No camera. Radar sensing detects movement and presence, not images — there is nothing to record or view. That makes it suitable for bedrooms and bathrooms where cameras are inappropriate.
Can staff pause alerts while they're attending a resident?
Yes — safely. Staff can suppress a bed's alerts from a web panel at the nurse station or on a phone — for a set time, or until they re-arm it. Timed suppressions expire and re-arm automatically, the bed shows an attended state while suppression is active, and every change is logged with who made it and when. The radar itself never stops detecting, and a genuine fall always breaks through.
Will it work with our existing nurse call system?
Yes — that's the core of the design. Peninsula Smart Care services Sedco, JCT and other nurse call systems across Melbourne, and the sensor delivers its alerts through the system your facility already runs — so bed exit and fall alerts arrive exactly like any other call.
Is it available now?
Yes. The system is available now, installed and supported by Peninsula Smart Care in Melbourne. Book a demonstration below — we'll bring a sensor, map your room in minutes, and raise a real emergency call on a demo board in front of you.
Book a demonstration
See it catch a fall, live. We'll bring a sensor to your site, map a room in minutes, and raise a real emergency call on a demo board in front of you. Or call us on 03 7504 7011.