Expert Column
Laurie Orlov 
Laurie M. Orlov analyzes research and trends in the aging in place technology market,...read more
Articles In This Column
- Connect for Healthcare: Helping Care Providers Communicate with Families
- Does a No-Contract Cell Phone Service for Seniors Really Exist? Yes, and It is Even Better Than You Think
- Seniors & Technology: 5 Changes That Promote Aging in Place
- Cell Phones for Seniors: What's New Including No-Contract Cell Phones
- PCs & Internet Solutions for Older Seniors
- 2009 Market Overview of Technology for Aging in Place
- From CES: 10 New Technologies for Seniors in 2009
- Prognosis Poor for Health Monitoring Technology
- Technology Gifts for Seniors Who Hate Computers
- Aging in Place: Home Monitoring Technology
- Aging in Place Technology: Medication Management & Reminders
- Aging in Place Technology: Helping Seniors Stay at Home
Aging in Place Technology
Comments For "Technology Gifts for Seniors Who Hate Computers"
Laurie,
This is good information and I particularly like your "bottom line" tally. I would find it hard to justify that kind of money for such limited uses. There is another option that doesn't involve buying any extra equipment.
OnTimeRx was written up in the AARP Online and print Magazine back in Mar/Apr. '08 and it was very surprising to us how many calls we got from that article. Most were "PC-less people" who knew they needed help with their daily medications and none of them had a PC but all of them had a phone.
Many people in that situation are subscribing to our OnTimeRx phone reminder service to keep themselves or their parents on track with daily pill reminders. A couple of users schedule our automated calls to remind "Mama" to go to the dining room for meals at her assisted living facility. They are already paying for the meal plan , so another $10-20/month helps assure that "Mama" will actually not sleep through mealtime.
Seems like a much better approach to me. What do you think? Check us out.