Monitoring physical locations using rules and events processing

A method of monitoring a plurality of locations, comprising:

• adding a plurality of static rules to a static rules queue, each static rule associated with one of the locations;
• adding a plurality of dynamic rules to a dynamic rules queue, each dynamic rule associated with one of the locations;
• adding a plurality of events to an event store, at least some of the events associated with the locations;
• removing a first static rule from the static rules queue for processing;
• returning the first static rule to the static rules queue for later processing;
• matching a first event in the event store with the first static rule, the matching based at least in part on the location associated with the first event and with the first static rule;
• processing the first static rule based on the first event;
• removing a first dynamic rule from the dynamic rules queue for processing;
• returning the first dynamic rule to the dynamic rules queue for later processing;
• matching a second event in the event store with the first dynamic rule, the matching based at least in part on the location associated with the second event and with the first dynamic rule;
• and
• processing the first dynamic rule based on the second event,
• wherein the static rules are defined with reference to a start time and an end time, and wherein the dynamic rules are defined with reference to an elapsed time since an associated event.

A method of providing elder care, comprising:

• detecting a plurality of events at an elder care location;
• determining if the detection of events occurs during an expected time interval based on a first plurality of rules data;
• and
• sending a first notification that expected events occurred based on the first plurality of rules data.