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I recently heard about some new high tech products that can help adult children (and caregivers) keep an eye on their aging parent who lives alone. Can you tell me about these?  — Worried Daughter Dear Worried, With approximately 52 million Americans serving as family caregivers today, many new technologies are being developed (see www.agingtech.org) that can help adult children when they can't be there, and help their elderly parents live safer and longer in their own homes. Here's what you should know.  Home Monitoring One of the new technologies that has emerged as a great option for caregivers or concerned family members with aging parents is “home monitoring systems.” A more basic form of this type of product has been around for years called the PERS or personal emergency response system. With the PERS, a person wears a device (panic button) that sends out a signal or call for help, if needed. The problem with this service is that many...
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