GrandCare on CBS: Tech to Help Monitor the Elderly
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CBS – 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 remain independent.
Jean Burkhart, 80, enjoyed living independently. Five years ago, however, she suffered a seizure while alone in her Florida home. More than four critical hours passed before her daughter discovered what happened.
Carol Roberts, Burkhart’s daughter, said, “I called to wish her a happy Mother’s Day and found her confused.”
In an instant, managed care became a necessity for Jean, but like a growing number of older Americans, she wasn’t ready for a nursing home.
Burkhart said, “I wanted to age in my home and not go to a long term care facility or a personal care facility.”
Burkhart and Roberts looked into alternatives and found the GrandCare System. It’s a high-tech set of sensors installed throughout the home that monitors and sends reports about Jean’s movements to family members down the street – or halfway around the globe for as little as $50 a week. It provides a realistic alternative to nursing home care, where the average price tag is more than $50,000 per year. Read the entire story here »
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