LoRa can help Seniors become Independent!
Technology is often described as going beyond borders, breaking barriers, and connecting people. Thus, it shouldn’t divide individuals but bring them closer to each other.
When family members get old, some families have no option but to put them into assisted homes or centers. Many reasons may explain this, like the need for support for the elderly and the family not being able to support them 24/7. Instead of opting to transfer the elderly to a senior center, here are some innovations in the technological world that can help the elderly even if you’re not close by.
Prevention and preparation are better than a cure. Being able to avoid the elderly from falling and other accidents would be a relief. Utilizing LoRa® modules to create devices and apps that offer services such as voice commands to turn on lights or alerting systems in smart homes that are able to notify family members, authorized personnel, and security - the chances of something happening can be significantly minimized.
Smartwatches aren’t just a trend to look cool. Through an embedded LoRa server, this device is designed to observe heart rate, breathing, oxygen, and sleep. Another wearable device is the fall detector, its processors can distinguish regular movement from sudden movements. In doing so, an emergency signal can be sent to family members, authorized personnel, hospitals, and security.
In times where your elderly have to leave their homes for an errand or in serious cases such as Alzheimer's and dementia, where they leave unexpectedly, having wearable tech that can track their whereabouts is paramount for their safety and your peace of mind.
Embedded LoRa servers can helo you stay updated on the location of your loved one trough a wearable devices for you to know where they are going, locate where they are, and go to their location. At the same time, installing sensing and alerting systems in their homes can notify you of the activity of the house such as entering and leaving.
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Building these monitoring and sensing systems powered with LoRa modules and embedded LoRa servers can assist you in keeping watch over them when you’re not near. However, it’s not limited to that, these innovations can help foster independence. They’ll be able to feel that they can still do things by themselves even at their old age.
Technology is created to make lives easier, but it can also help in making it longer and more fulfilling!
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