Safety Equipment & Gadgets

Detect Basement Floods Instantly & Easily

Welcome to the July 29th, 2009 edition of The Weekly Insider, our newsletter with quick updates on senior care tips, cool gadgets, new technology, and must-have services. July 29, 2009 Home Modification & Aging in...Read entire article »

Does a No-Contract Cell Phone Service for Seniors Really Exist? Yes, and It is Even Better Than You Think

Last week we caught up with CEO of Consumer Cellular John Marick, who talked about the company's now-nationwide service offering: no contract cell phone service intended for the low-usage cell phone user, such as...Read entire article »

Cell Phones for Seniors: What's New Including No-Contract Cell Phones

Cell Phones for Seniors: What's New Including No-Contract Cell Phones Can cell phones for seniors—and service—be standard no-contract offerings? We can dream. Recently I watched an elderly man at the Verizon store counter inquiring how he could save money on his cell phone bill...Read entire article »

An Affordable & Easy-to-Use Device Locates Wandering Dementia Patients

An Affordable & Easy-to-Use Device Locates Wandering Dementia Patients Welcome to the April 1, 2009 edition of The Weekly Insider, our newsletter with quick updates on senior care tips, cool gadgets, new technology and must-have services April 1, 2009 Alzheimer’s & Dementia An Affordable...Read entire article »

PCs & Internet Solutions for Older Seniors

PCs & Internet Solutions for Older Seniors “Seniors: Overcoming Loneliness,” a MarketWatch article (placed by Banker’s Life Insurance, no less) caught my eye recently. The article encourages seniors to visit their local senior center: ”If it’s too cold or difficult for...Read entire article »

ClearSounds Phones & Accessories Help the Hearing Impaired

PCs & Internet Solutions for Older Seniors Welcome to the March 18, 2008 edition of The Weekly Insider, our newsletter with quick updates on senior care tips, cool gadgets, new technology, and must-have services. March 18, 2009 Communications Technology ClearSounds Phones &...Read entire article »

From CES: 10 New Technologies for Seniors in 2009

From CES: 10 New Technologies for Seniors in 2009 I recently attended the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas—the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow—and scoped out some interesting offerings for seniors featured at CES and its special track, Silvers Summit....Read entire article »

myHalo is the Guardian Angel Home Monitoring System for Seniors

From CES: 10 New Technologies for Seniors in 2009 Welcome to the January 14, 2009 edition of The Weekly Insider, our newsletter with quick updates on senior care tips, cool gadgets, new technology, and must-have services. January 14, 2009 myHalo is the Guardian...Read entire article »

Prognosis Poor for Health Monitoring Technology

Prognosis Poor for Health Monitoring Technology With my ombudsman hat on recently, I spent a morning doing an assessment of an assisted living facility. As is usually the case, the nurses showed us a thick patient chart book with handwritten...Read entire article »

Senior-friendly ClarityLife 900 Amplified Phone Makes a Splash

Prognosis Poor for Health Monitoring Technology Welcome to the January 6, 2009 edition of The Weekly Insider, our newsletter with quick updates on senior care tips, cool gadgets, new technology, and must-have services. January 6, 2009 Senior-friendly ClarityLife 900 Amplified...Read entire article »

Prevent Falls on Slippery Stairs with Stair Treads

Prognosis Poor for Health Monitoring Technology Welcome to the December 29, 2008 edition of The Weekly Insider, our newsletter with quick updates on senior care tips, cool gadgets, new technology, and must-have services. December 29, 2008 Prevent Falls on Slippery...Read entire article »

Aging in Place Technology: Medication Management & Reminders

Aging in Place Technology: Medication Management & Reminders I admit it: I often forget to take my fish oil tablet, one of the several tactics my doctor recommends to drive down my bad cholesterol. It’s a fact of life; without constant medication...Read entire article »

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