What is the PIR? The PIR detector provides superior motion detection and reliable long-term operation whilst minimising false calls.The lightweight PIR can be wall mounted without the need for screw fixings or drilling and offers simple Plug & Play registration, together with the flexibility to allow for free movement of pets around a property, to prevent false alarm calls. The wireless PIR can be used to provide the following: Intruder alarm monitoring - The PIR can be used to detect intruders, creating an ideal monitored intruder alarm solution when used in conjunction with Lifeline home units or Tunstall telecare enabled systems. When an intruder is detected, an alarm call is made to the monitoring centre (silently if required), so that the situation can be clarified and a key holder or the emergency services summoned immediately, if necessary. Inactivity monitoring - The PIR can also be used to detect inactivity so that if movement has not been detected within a home over a predetermined time period, an alarm will be raised to the monitoring centre. Combination monitoring - The PIR can be used to provide both intruder and inactivity monitoring simultaneously thereby reducing costs, while significantly increasing levels of safety and security for the user. How does it work? Using Plug & Play technology, the PIR can be registered to Lifeline Home Units or other Tunstall telecare enabled systems by simply activating it. Once movement is detected, the PIR will generate an alarm call to either a personal recipient or 24 hour monitoring centre, where the type of alarm raised can be identified and the most appropriate course of action taken. Why is it needed? Intruder detection - A study by the Home Office stated that elderly victims of burglary decline in health faster than non-victims of a similar age and the impact of burglary is typically greater. Two years after a burglary, victims are 2.4 times more likely to have died or be in residential care than their nonburgled neighbours. Inactivity monitoring - Falls are the principal cause of injury leading to hospital admission and death among the over-65s in the UK. It is estimated that one in three people aged 65 and over experience a fall at least once a year, rising to one in two among those over 80 years old. Inactivity monitoring can provide an essential element of a falls detection solution in order to minimise the effect of a fall on a victim by reducing the delay in providing medical treatment. Who is it for? The PIR helps to provide security for any home or commercial premises, 24 hours a day, whilst also providing the reassurance of personal inactivity monitoring