There are many ways that technology can help seniors living alone (and their families) feel more comfortable about their health and safety. The familiar emergency call buttons are just the beginning.
“Already, some companies are offering monitoring packages that place motion sensors on the front door, a favourite chair, even the refrigerator, and then send an alert to a family member if there’s too little activity over a certain period of time. Other gadgets can make pill bottles buzz when it’s time for a dose and text a caregiver if it’s not taken, or promise to switch off a stove burner that’s left on too long.
“Researchers at the University of Missouri aim to go further: Their experiments show that certain automatic monitoring can spot changes — such as restlessness in bed or a drop in daytime activity — that occur 10 days to two weeks before a fall or a trip to the doctor or hospital.”
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