University of Missouri researchers are developing a sensor network between home and hospital to provide integrated care for the elderly. The system differs from others in its ability to streamline ...

HelpAlert provides automated welfare and medication reminder calls to any landline or mobile phone. The system enables families to schedule up to three check-in calls per day and incorporates an ...

SHREWSBURY, Mass. — Violette Roberts’ home is full of sensors. There is a device under her pillow to record how many hours she sleeps. Wires stick out from her toilet tank, transmitting how many times ...

It's a role reversal that many Americans go through -- adult children taking care of their elderly parents. And new technologies are helping to take the burden off the kids -- and helping parents ...

WOODBURY, Minn.-Amazon's Alexa device is just part of the technology installed in Jane Helgesen's home to help her four adult children watch over her.There are also motion detectors and sensors that ...

Here's a new acronym in a field filled with them: WBAN, which stands for wireless body-area networks, in the emerging market segment of home health monitoring devices. That term is in the marketing ...

The phrase “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up” was made famous by a TV commercial showing an elderly woman who lived alone, had fallen down, and had no way to summon help. Many older people want to live ...

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good home video monitoring devices that can help my sister and me keep an eye on our elderly mother? Over the holidays, we noticed that her health has slipped ...

Best Buy has acquired remote senior monitoring service Critical Signal Technologies (CST) and will use its platform to bolster a push into the Medicare Advantage market, the retail electronics company ...

Question: I don’t get to see my parents as often as I would like, how can I help monitor their situation? Answer: This question is my most commonly asked when talking with families of older ...

For those with elderly or special needs relatives or friends who live by themselves, it is not always practical to check on their well-being all of the time. Sure, you could drop by or call them on ...