Caring for our loved ones as they age can be demanding and even frustrating at times – there might be moments when you feel unsure of how to handle certain situations or wonder if there’s an easier way to keep your loved ones safe, engaged, and fulfilled.

 

In this day and age, some of that weight can be lifted by the incredible technology available in senior care. Every day, new apps and services are released that are designed just to help seniors with different aspects of everyday living.

 

That’s why, in today’s quick tip episode of All Home Care Matters, we’re diving into some of the best technology available for seniors and caregivers. These can be excellent tools and resources when it comes to helping the seniors in your life, and they’re bound to make your life a little easier, too.

 

Every caregiver knows how essential it is to be properly organized. But there’s a little too much to keep track of in your head alone – between arranging doctor appointments, errands, family visits, activities, and more. All while keeping track of medications, meals, and regular daily care.

 

iCAN is an assistive technology designed specifically for family caretakers – to help them stay on top of all those endless tasks and duties. Not only that, but iCAN actually offers assistive technology for seniors struggling with memory, communication, hearing loss, and vision. With text-to-speech software, voice recognition, and even textbooks iCAN is a resource that any family caregiver and senior can enormously benefit from.

 

If you head to iCAN’s website, you’ll see much more than organizational and even basic memory tools. There are communication aids, such as How Are You Feeling Today, that help seniors to socialize and interact when in isolation. The tool helps caregivers understand how to communicate with seniors facing loneliness and depression and provides resources where they can learn more about helping seniors combat these feelings.

 

Along similar lines, iCAN also features ElliQ. ElliQ is a socialization robot that can connect seniors to their family members from a distance. The robot can create video chats and send messages for the senior – so they won’t have to worry about learning the new and confusing technology. Many seniors face isolation simply because they don’t know how to make a Facetime call or reach out to family. With ElliQ, they don’t have to worry about any of that. They can simply tell the robot who they want to talk to and it sets up the rest.

 

It’s not just communication and organization that iCAN’s assistive technologies can help with. There are technologies that can assist seniors who struggle with falls or a fear of being mobile. GreatCall Lively Mobile by iCAN has a built-in GPS connected to a live agent that can track a senior’s location, notice any falls or other emergencies, and alert emergency services when necessary. There is a feature that can actually track falls as they happen, so a senior does not have to worry about pressing any buttons or contacting services themselves. The technology does it all for them.

 

If your loved one does end up in the hospital, you can rush to take care of them without a single other worry with Remote Wireless Door Locks. This feature allows you to lock your doors and control the rest of your home from your cell phone, so when you rush to the hospital, you can rest assured that your home is safe and taken care of. That way, you can focus entirely on your loved one without being anxious or paranoid about anything at the house.

 

One of our favorite pieces of technology is the Daily Activities Monitor. This actually tracks your loved one’s daily living activities and sends you a signal if the routine is off or if anything went wrong. It can track everything from whether your loved one has gotten out of bed, how many times she has used the bathroom, to whether doors in the home were left open.

 

This is a wonderful technology for those days where you aren’t able to be watching your loved one. You will be alerted right away if anything at all is amiss – so you can rest assured that your loved one is safe and secure when you’re not home. And that you’ll be there right away if something happens.

 

There are also multiple technologies available for medication reminders and organization, that will keep you on top of which medications need to be taken, when, and if they were missed or forgotten. These will help you stay on top of one of the most difficult to remember, and most important, aspects of caregiving. Never again will you have to double check if something was taken or worry that you may have given too much.

 

Being a family caregiver is far from easy – but with iCAN technologies, it can be a little more efficient, and take some of that weight off of your shoulders. Check out iCAN’s website today (we put the link in the description) and scroll through the endless technologies available there.

 

Remember – these exist to help you and your loved one, so they’re absolutely worth taking advantage of.

 

We want to thank you for joining us here at All Home Care Matters, All Home Care Matters is here for you and to help families as they navigate long-term care issues. Please visit us at allhomecarematters.com there is a private secure fillable form there where you can give us feedback, show ideas, or if you have questions. Every form is read and responded to. If you know someone who could benefit from this episode, please share it with them.

 

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Sources:

https://caregiveraction.org/tech