Tech for Seniors - Technology Products and Tools

Modern technology has provided many solutions that can enable elderly to live fuller lives even if their compromised mobility, balance, coordination, or mental capacity has reduced their capability to live like before. This includes accessories to monitor or maintain health (such as blood pressure monitors or automated pill organizers), staying in contact with family or caregivers (phones for seniors, remote health tracking solutions and more), personal care, hearing assists, speech assistance, orthopedic supplies, motorized chairs or beds, and motorized movement assistants both in home and outside. Technology can also help seniors to organize their daily activities using active tips and reminders that are delivered to them via mobile devices or built-in home systems, offering even help to elderly who are suffering cognitive issues such as those that are present in Alzheimer’s and dementia. More elaborate systems are also suitable for tracking of elderly, both inside their homes (for example in their bed) or if they step outside unsupervised.

These and many other modern technologies (from small alarm clocks with simplified controls to sensor systems that can detect falls and automatically call for help) can transform the way seniors are performing their daily activities, no matter if they are living alone or are receiving help from family or caregivers.

Phones for Seniors

Staying touch with family, friends or caregivers is essential to enable elderly to maintain their social ties and to call for help easily. However, phones for elderly can differ slightly or dramatically from normal phones we all use. The most common factors that prevent elderly to use regular telephones are an impaired vision, full or limited loss of hearing, or mental deterioration that can cause issues when elderly has to choose who to call. Solutions of all these and many other problems with the use of phones by elderly can be found in so-called “amplified”, big button, captioned or emergency phones which can be placed in their homes, both in general living quarters and places where elderly can potentially fall and require to call for an assistance (such as bedrooms and bathrooms).