UniArgus Helps Securing Special Residents of Catholics Hua Kuang Social Welfare Foundation

The Intelligence Development Center of Catholics Hua Kuang Social Welfare Foundation has been a shelter to mentally retarded persons in Northern Taiwan for over 20 years. UniSVR is proud to work with Industrial Technology Research Institute to implement a cost-effective system that leverages technologies to improve the security of its special residents who strive to overcome obstacles and live with dignity and pride.

　 Catholics Hua Kuang Social Welfare Foundation is located in KuanHsi township of Hsinchu County. Founded by Father Yeh from Hungarian in 1983, its intelligence development center has been a shelter to mentally retarded persons in Northern Taiwan for over 20 years. The center accommodates over 200 mental retarded residents and 100 service personnel today. Its residents are encouraged to live with dignity and pride. They work in a farm owned by the center and sell the organic products they grow to the public. There is also a kindergarten designed to help young retarded children.

　 Security control was a significant concern to the center. After understanding its requirements, UniSVR and Industrial Technology Research Institute worked together and offered a cost-effective system that leveraged technologies to improve the security of its special residences as well as protect its assets. An UniArgus digital surveillance system was implemented. The existing CCTV cameras were reused, and the newly purchased true day-and-night cameras, I/O control and access control were integrated. A security office was also setup. The service personnel could easily monitor the center, particularly those open areas with heavy traffic, and respond to the alerts effectively.     

• Enhancing the capabilities of effective responses
  Though the special residents are free to move around in the defined areas of the center, their safety remains a concern. The service personnel can monitor the areas more easily and effectively today. When a resident is unattended to leave the safe zone, the installed cameras would detect it and send alert messages to the service personnel. The possible route of the resident can also be easily tracked through the video for quicker responses.

• Protecting people and assets 
  The access control system is implemented to send alert messages and turn on the lights when the defined events are triggered in the off-hours. Motion-detected recording is also configured. The coverage of special events is enhanced to protect the residents, the service personnel and the assets of the center.

　 The network-based integrated solution helps improve the security capabilities of the center. As the number of the special residents continues to grow, the capabilities would be very important to the service personnel. UniSVR is proud to work with Industrial Technology Research Institute to provide the solution.

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