Home automation system including operation based contextual information communications and related methods

A cloud server for a home automation (HA) system for a senior living facility comprising a cloud server, a plurality of HA operation devices within the senior living facility, a plurality of HA user interface devices for respective users within the senior living facility, each HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices and the cloud server, and a plurality of HA hub devices within the senior living facility to provide communications for the plurality of HA user interface devices, the plurality of HA operation devices, and the cloud server, and at least one caregiver interface device to cooperate with the cloud server to display the contextual information for a respective user, the cloud server comprising:

• a processor and a memory coupled thereto and configured to
• cooperate with the at least one caregiver interface device to determine when the at least one caregiver interface device is within a room in the senior living facility associated with the respective user, and when so,
• determine a current operation of at least one given HA operation device,
• determine the contextual information for the respective user based upon the current operation of the at least one given HA operation device, and
• communicate the contextual information to the at least one caregiver interface device.

A method of communicating contextual information to at least one caregiver interface device in a home automation (HA) system for a senior living facility comprising a cloud server, a plurality of HA operation devices within the senior living facility, a plurality of HA user interface devices for respective users within the senior living facility, each HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices and the cloud server, and a plurality of HA hub devices within the senior living facility to provide communications for the plurality of HA user interface devices, the plurality of HA operation devices, and the cloud server, the method comprising:

• using the at least one caregiver interface device to cooperate with the cloud server to display the contextual information for a respective user;
• and
• using the cloud server to
• cooperate with the at least one caregiver interface device to determine when the at least one caregiver interface device is within a room in the senior living facility associated with the respective user, and when so,
• determine a current operation of at least one given HA operation device,
• determine the contextual information for the respective user based upon the current operation of the at least one given HA operation device, and
• communicate the contextual information to the at least one caregiver interface device.