Smart Home Gadgets That Keep Seniors Safe
Keeping seniors safe at home as they age in place means keeping them safe from threats like falls and threats like intruders. Seniors often rely on friends and neighbors for help and sometimes that can make them vulnerable. Having home care assistance services can help. But there are lots of smart gadgets that you can install at your senior loved one’s home that will help keep your senior loved one safe at home. Here are some to consider.
Video Doorbells
Installing a video doorbell is very easy but it can be a real game changer for seniors. Seniors can see who is at the front door and talk to the person at the door using an app on a phone or a tablet. And you will also be able to see who is at the door if you pull up the camera on your phone or tablet. The camera will record anyone approaching the house automatically too. Video doorbells mean that seniors won’t have to get up quickly and risk a fall rushing to the door to answer it. They can answer it from anywhere. And they don’t have to open the door to see who is there.
Smart Locks That Allow Home Care Assistance Aides to Enter
Smart locks mean that seniors don’t need keys to enter. So if they forget their key, or if they have trouble using a key they can simply punch in a code to open the door. Or, get a biometric smart lock that will scan their fingerprint so that they just need to touch the lock to open the door.
The other big advantage of a smart lock is that you can assign codes to anyone who needs to get in the house, like a home care assistance provider or a grocery delivery person. That means there are not a lot of duplicate keys to your senior loved one’s home circulating through the community. And if someone no longer needs access you can cancel their code and not have to worry about trying to get a key back from them.
Smart locks can save your senior parent’s life. If your parent falls when you or a home care assistance provider are not there and they can’t reach the door no one won’t need to break down the door to get to your senior loved one. You can open the door with an app on your phone to let emergency workers into the house.
Smart Lights
You can use smart plugs to plug in the inside and outside lights around your senior loved one’s home. You can even put them on a timer so that they will turn on and off automatically. Your loved one won’t have to worry about getting safely around the house to turn on lights they will be able to use a voice command to turn on all the lights at night or turn them off.
Flashing Smoke Alarms
Seniors who have trouble with their hearing may not hear a smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector when it goes off. Switch out traditional smoke detectors for ones that are designed for seniors that also flash light to let your senior loved one know something is wrong.
If you or an aging loved-one is considering Home Care Assistance Services in Milledgeville GA please contact the caring staff at Angels of Mercy Private Homecare Services, Inc. today at 478-745-5111.
Angels of Mercy Private Homecare has been providing in-home care services since 2002 throughout the Macon and Middle Georgia Area.
Angels of Mercy Private Homecare Services provides in-home care that improves the lives of the clients. Our services help them maintain the highest possible level of independent living. We provide In-home private duty care and care management services for seniors throughout the Middle Georgia area.
Our CNA (certified nursing aides), caregiver, and companion services allow our clients to age in the place where they feel most comfortable and secure - at home. Combine our Home Care Services, with our Geriatric Care Management component, and we provide the most comprehensive assistance for the Middle Georgia areas seniors.
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