Discover the two uses of the presence button in this guide.
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What
The Presence Button is a button that is connected to a single housing unit and serves two key functions. Pressing it closes an open escalation in the housing unit (we call this reactive use of the button). It also activates an irreversible 15-minute snooze period for the housing unit (the proactive use). Repeated presses simply reset the timer, ensuring the snooze duration never exceeds 15 minutes. This button should not be used by residents, so we recommend installing the presence button out of residents' reach and away from existing light switches.
Why
Proactive use:
Pressing the presence button will snooze the housing unit for 15 minutes. This gives care staff time to perform care/cleaning activities on the floor without Nobi creating an escalation.
Reactive use:
It takes just one press of the button to close an escalation with the presence button. Using the app for this involves extra steps.
Using the presence button
The presence button is a peripheral which first needs to be paired with the light. Go to Add peripherals for guidance on how to do this.
Detailed steps
- Press the presence button.
- This will snooze fall detection in that specific housing unit for 15 minutes. If in a Jack and Jill housing unit, it will only snooze the room for which the button has been pressed. It will also close any open escalation within this housing unit. If you’ve enabled the voice of Nobi, the light will give confirmation that the escalation is closed.
In the application
In the dashboard, you can see the resident whose housing unit is snoozed by the presence button.
Still have questions? Contact Nobi Support.