How Care Homes Are Reducing Falls by 100% Without Cameras or Wearables

How Care Homes Are Reducing Falls by 100% Without Cameras or Wearables

Delivering high quality care has never been more complex. Providers are balancing increasing demand, workforce pressures and the need to maintain safe, person-centred care all at the same time. 

Earzz, an AI powered acoustic monitoring system, is helping services move from reactive to proactive care. By recognising specific sound patterns linked to risk — footsteps, thuds, coughing, vocalisation — Earzz sends real time alerts directly to care teams, enabling earlier intervention when it matters most. 

Moving from reactive to proactive care 

Rather than relying solely on scheduled checks, Earzz acts as an additional layer of awareness for staff. Teams are alerted to potential risks as they happen, allowing them to respond at the right moment, not after the fact. 

This is particularly valuable overnight, when staffing levels are lower and the window for early intervention is narrow. In practice, care homes using Earzz have seen carer response times improve by up to 25 times. 

Supporting safety while maintaining dignity 

A key concern for providers is how to balance safety with residents’ privacy and dignity. 

Earzz requires no cameras and no wearable devices. It focuses purely on recognising specific sounds linked to risk, meaning residents are monitored without intrusion. For many homes, this has made it possible to enhance safety in ways that traditional approaches like sensor mats and frequent manual checks simply could not achieve. 

Reducing pressure on staff 

Workforce pressures remain one of the most significant challenges across the sector. Earzz helps by reducing the need for unnecessary room checks, particularly at night. At St Cecilia’s Care Home, unnecessary physical checks fell by 75% while falls dropped by 100% and resident sleep improved by 55%. 

Staff spend less time on precautionary visits and more time delivering care where it is genuinely needed. 

Enabling more personalised care 

Beyond real time alerts, Earzz captures patterns in movement, sleep and behaviour over time. This gives care teams objective, actionable insight to support care planning, helping to identify changes early, adjust support accordingly, and evidence responsiveness during inspections or audits. 

The results speak for themselves 

Across homes that have deployed Earzz: 

• Falls have reduced by 80 to 100% in monitored rooms 

• Resident sleep has improved by up to 55% 

• Unnecessary room checks have fallen by up to 75% 

• Zero hospital admissions recorded in monitored rooms across case study sites 

Looking ahead 

As demand grows and workforce challenges persist, the role of technology in care delivery is only going to increase. Earzz shows what is possible when innovation is built around the needs of residents, staff and providers alike. 

Technology will never replace care, but it can help providers deliver the right support at the right time. 

Want to see how Earzz works in practice? Contact us and we will get you in touch with the team. Alternatively, visit our directory listing here to find out more. Norfolk Care Association Premium Members signing up before the 30th June 2026 will receive a 15% reduction on installation and implementation costs, supporting a cost-effective transition to data-driven safety.