The whole notion of “All Things Internet” is getting better and better all of the time. Home automation is such a growing space and companies like Amazon and their great Alexa-enable products like Echo and Facebook’s Portal makes live look-in easier than ever. Take our recent consultation with a songwriter client. He’s on the road a lot…
DetailsAs AlwaysConnected turns our eye towards the caregiver, we thought we would like to share this post. We believe providing tools to help you to worry less will ultimately benefit the person for whom you care. ARTICLE: In Sickness and In Health – The Crictical Role of the Caregiver
DetailsHome Automation: A Seniors’ FriendFor those who are aging in place, home automation is yet another arrow in the quiver of keeping your independence. When you’re enjoying your golden years, you want life to be simpler. Many feel like “all of this technology” is way too complicated. Well, we’re here to say that there have…
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Today’s older adults are more mobile than ever. Walking, whether that means a daily visit to the park, or a walk with the dogs around the neighborhood is a key element in keeping health for all of us. It’s not uncommon to see folks 80+ years old in the gym taking a yoga class, or…
DetailsThe Nashville and Middle Tennessee area is experiencing some pretty harsh weather lately. The temperatures start out below 30 degrees every morning. In fact, the past few mornings, it has been under 20 to start out. Of course, we know this rule – when your heating system or a water pipe burst is going to…
DetailsWorried about Medicare readmission penalties? Try home monitoring. via Worried about Medicare readmission penalties? Try home monitoring | mobihealthnews. If you are a home care company or a geriatric care manager, including technology in your quiver can make your company attractive to your referral sources. If hospitals are a source of your referrals you might…
Details“It\’s clear to us that Mom (Dad) needs one of these units. But I\’ll have to speak to them about it first.” The key to senior safety is convincing our parents or loved ones accept the help we can offer. Sadly, we are sometimes at a loss for what to say to convince our loved ones…
DetailsFrom time to time, we run into situations where it wouldn’t be right unless we shared. On Monday of this week we introduced our new fall sensor pendant. This pendant is designed to detect a hard fall and activate our MultiAlert unit even if you cannot press the button. It substantially enhances the effectiveness and safety…
DetailsIn an article published in the NY Times, a company has found a method to analyze a person’s habits, livingconditions and other factors as a way to predict which patients are at risk of medication non-adherence. The message is clear and strong: medication non-adherence is a public health problem and we must find ways to identify…
DetailsMay is stroke awareness month. We’ve been saying it all along – quick response means better outcomes. While this philosophy applies to just about every life situation, it cannot ring truer when it comes to a stroke. Check out our theory. Do a Google search on “Quick Response stroke” You’ll see hundreds of references to…
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