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Every seven seconds, a baby boomer turns 50. That’s led to lots of new business models, but the bottom line goal is to help seniors stay in their homes as long as they’d like. Reed Galin reports about a new age tool that may help folks face old age more confidently. |
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(Locator: Abilene, Texas)
As the population grows grayer…
Sandy Perry/Senior Safe at Home: “The fastest-growing population in this
country are those people who are over age 85.”
…some high-tech gadgets could help seniors stay in their own homes
longer and avoid dangerous mistakes.
Tanya Cornell/Senior Safe at Home: “Due to medication errors, one out of
three older adults will end up in the hospital or the emergency room.”
(Sound of dispenser) “Time for your medication. Press button to
dispense.”
Senior Safe at Home combines automatic medicine dispensers, remote
monitoring equipment and the Internet to help keep an eye on patients in
their homes, a few miles or a few thousand miles away.
Frances Bolen/83-Year-Old: “I thought if I can’t take medicine without
help, I’m in a bad way. But I realized I needed to, especially when you
take that much.”
The program is offered by Sears Methodist Retirement Systems in Abilene,
originally a mission project of the United Methodist Church in Texas.
Sandy Perry/Senior Safe at Home: “It really is to answer that question
‘How can we help these people who are concerned about falls, who are
increasingly frail, how can we help them stay at home safely?’”
A 24-hour national call center is staffed by registered nurses.
Computers can tell if a patient falls, even if they can’t push a button,
or if their blood pressure is too high.
Tanya Cornell/Senior Safe at Home: “There is that security that we are
there. We’re not going to always have to call 911.”
Family members can also log in over the Internet to see how their loved
ones are doing. For 73-year-old Dick Evatt, who has a heart murmur,
technology brings peace of mind.
Dick Evatt/73-Year-Old: “This technology is on the cutting edge of
making your baby boomers feel a whole lot safer at home. It just lets
you rest easier.”
TAG:
The developers of Senior Safe at Home say it’s the first time all the technologies have been combined to help seniors stay in their homes longer. The system can be used most places around the globe.
For more information visit
www.Seniorsafeathome.com or call 877-437-7724.