Novel Treatments for Acute Brain Injury Institute Team Tours Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston Smart Apartment

The Novel Treatments for Acute Brain Injury Institute team recently had the opportunity to tour a state-of-the-art smart apartment at the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston with Dr. Constance Johnson. Designed to integrate advanced technology into everyday living, the apartment showcased innovative solutions for enhancing patient independence and improving health monitoring. Dr. Johnson provided a detailed walkthrough, highlighting features such as voice-activated systems, remote health monitoring devices, and adaptive tools for individuals with mobility challenges. The tour offered valuable insights into how these technologies can be leveraged to support patients in their homes, aligning perfectly with NABI’s mission to enhance care through innovation. 

Their website states, “The Cizik Nursing Research Institute’s Smart Apartment is designed to test aging-in-place technology, programs, and other solutions that support independent living for older adults and people with disabilities. 

This fully furnished, one-bedroom home is housed within the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston’s building in the Texas Medical Center. This laboratory is equipped with sensors, monitors, robots, and other devices that researchers use to test technologies to help monitor self-management of chronic diseases and detect health and behavior changes in aging and disabled adults.”