Last updated:
30-Sep-2008
Home Monitors Watch Over Seniors Aging in Place
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I've been interested in non-intrusive sensors to put into our new backyard cottages. I agree with the comment that it isn't so much monitoring the "patient" but provides feedback to the care provider that can make their life easier. No information breeds fear, fear that my parent has fallen or had a health emergency in the night. Then the caregiver has no choice but to call or stop by to check-in on the parent, a possible intrusion into their privacy.
I am an analyst looking at the aging in place market -- and I worry that GE Healthcare, which invested in the QuietCare technology, will emphasize the 'patient' aspect as opposed to the 'senior' aspect of home monitoring. Knowing that my parent was up and moving today is a 'wellness' and problem prevention dimension, not a monitoring of a 'patient' condition. See my blog on tech for aging in place: www.ageinplacetech.com.