Financially, emotionally, mentally — aging in place offers a lot of benefits to seniors. Doing so safely can be a challenge, and that’s where your caregivers come in. Supporting clients with their everyday tasks and routines helps to ensure clients can remain in their homes for longer.
Technology advances can complement the support of caregivers, offering peace of mind to your caregivers and their clients alike. By working together, caregivers and clients can determine areas of care to supplement with helpful tech gadgets. It’s crucial to collaborate so caregivers are aware of the devices and the person being cared for feels comfortable with them, too.
Consider these 4 tech gadgets to support aging in place and how they could benefit your clients.
4 Tech Gadgets to Support Aging in Place
1. Smart speakers and virtual assistants
Voice-activated devices enable hands-free control of various tasks, which can be especially helpful to clients with limited mobility and visual impairments. Seniors can ask about the weather, set calendar reminders, play music or make phone calls.
Plus, devices can integrate with other smart home devices like lights, thermostats, security systems and more.
2. Personal emergency response systems
According to the CDC Foundation, more than one in four people 65 and older fall each year, so fall detection devices or personal emergency response systems can be a helpful piece of technology for your clients.
These systems are typically a small wearable device, like a necklace or watch. Often these devices offer 24/7 monitoring, GPS tracking and fall detection that alerts emergency responders and emergency contacts. If your clients aren’t interested in wearables, many smart speaker systems also offer emergency assistance features.
3. Smart pill dispensers
Medication management is crucial for seniors to successfully age in place, but managing multiple medications can be challenging and forgetting to take medication can be a major issue.
Automated medication dispensers can help your clients with their medication management by providing visual and audible alerts, locking compartments to prevent tampering and alerting caregivers if doses are missed.
4. Antivirus software
According to The Special Committee on Aging, the total impact of scams and other financial abuses that affect older adults is largely underreported, but studies estimate the costs to be in the billions. Seniors are often targeted for identity theft, imposter scams, health care scams and more.
Antivirus software can be a simple way to help block malicious sites, phishing attempts and malware.
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These technologies have the potential to improve the safety and well-being of seniors. However, not every danger can be predicted. Caregivers must assess the dangers in each client’s home and be protected with the right insurance.
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