PHOENIX — Falls, long one of the most persistent and devastating risks to older adults, are being sharply reduced at senior living communities across Arizona.

At some facilities, the incidents have nearly disappeared thanks to “Paul,” an AI-powered monitoring system that uses radar to track motion and prevent accidents before they happen.

For residents like Mesa’s Foster Vance, the change has been life-altering.

“I have a sciatic nerve problem and so I use the walker, or I use my scooter,” Vance said. “I visit with people and then next thing I know, one side might drop, and the other side might drop, and I find myself picking myself up.”

Now, at Fellowship Square Mesa and more than a dozen other communities statewide, those falls are becoming rare.

The technology was developed by San

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