An elderly care app founded by a 21-year old year student from Banstead has been voted one of the top 10 international startups in London of the year by Trans Indus Entrepreneur (TiE).
The startup, called Tab Care, progressed to the finals of TiE’s startup competition 2018 at the The Lansdowne Club on September 5, where it was commended by judges.
The app and website can be used by relatives and care providers to monitor patients’ well being remotely, including their heart-rate, GPS location and panic levels.
It has a panic button which notifies the wearer’s relatives or care provider during emergencies within 30 milliseconds. Soon, it will also allow for accurate fall detection and medication management.
The founder Vasu Sarin, 21, a business and management student at the University of Kent, said he was inspired to launch the app came around two and a half years ago when his grandmother had a fall.
He said: “She’s very independent and she was trying to put the bins outside and she tripped and the door closed behind her.
“She forgot about it and we only realised when my dad saw the scrapes on her knees.”
Mr Sarin said he is currently working on making the app available to the public over the next month or so.
The 21-year old said Tab Care is being trialled by telecare companies, care homes, governmental agencies and a council which he said could not be named.
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