PolicyTax & SuperTax reformBedsheets that monitor your health: Fears over R&D ‘funding cliff’Jul 3, 2026 – 5.31pmIn the aged care homes of the future, bedsheets will be able to monitor a resident’s sleep patterns and movement, and even alert nurses five minutes before a person falls from their bed.At least that’s what the founder of Sleeptite, a Melbourne-based start-up, hopes his technology will deliver.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In Tax & superFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Policy
Bedsheets that monitor your health: Fears over R&D ‘funding cliff’
A Melbourne-based start-up founder hopes his technology will deliver but fears a proposed 10-year age limit on the R&D tax incentive will thwart innovation.









