The problem
A busy facility has multiple exit points — stairwells, fire doors, service corridors — that no single member of staff can monitor simultaneously.
A patient can move from a ward to an exit in the time it takes a nurse to attend to another patient. Manual supervision cannot catch every event.
Reduced overnight staffing means less physical presence near corridors and exits during the hours when confused patients are most likely to wander.
A $110M wrongful-death verdict was recorded in 2026 following a care home elopement — the liability exposure is significant and growing.
When an elopement occurs, reconstructing the timeline without timestamped video evidence is difficult for incident investigations and legal review.
Most elopements begin as wandering behaviour. Detecting the pattern early — before the exit — is what prevents the incident.
What FlowLinks monitors
Detect any person approaching or passing through a configured exit — fire doors, stairwells, service corridors and main entrances.
Identify unusual movement in corridors and ward areas that may indicate a patient is disoriented or moving toward an exit.
Alert staff when a patient enters a zone they should not be in — plant rooms, pharmacy corridors or areas outside the unit.
Alerts reach the nurse station or designated contact via WhatsApp, email or dashboard within seconds of detection.
Monitoring continues through the night — when wandering and elopement risk is highest and staffing is lowest.
Every alert is stored with video clip, timestamp and location for incident reports, family communication and regulatory review.
How it works
FlowLinks integrates with corridor, exit and ward cameras via RTSP. No new hardware required.
Exit doors, stairwells, restricted corridors and ward boundaries are configured as monitored zones.
Movement in configured zones is monitored 24/7 — including overnight and during shift handovers.
When a patient is detected in a high-risk zone, the nurse station or security contact is alerted in real time.
Every alert is stored with timestamp, location and video clip — ready for incident reporting and review.
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