Care options for seniors…tech included

Source https://www.ageinplacetech.com/blog/care-options-seniorstech-included

Aging in place – it’s emerged (again) during these Covid-19 times. Déjà vu all over again. But ‘aging in place’ is still a challenge and maybe a pipe dream for seniors in their late 70’s or 80’s.  Consider a few issues for starters:  chronic health conditions, mobility limitations, stairs, snow/ice, driving, dangerous hills for walking, cognitive issues, and social isolation.  You get the idea.  Then there is the cost of 24×7 home care, same as assisted living (which is $67K in Massachusetts, for example) or even Genworth’s 44-hours of home care</a…

Source https://www.ageinplacetech.com/blog/care-options-seniorstech-included

Aging in place – it’s emerged (again) during these Covid-19 times. Déjà vu all over again. But ‘aging in place’ is still a challenge and maybe a pipe dream for seniors in their late 70’s or 80’s.  Consider a few issues for starters:  chronic health conditions, mobility limitations, stairs, snow/ice, driving, dangerous hills for walking, cognitive issues, and social isolation.  You get the idea.  Then there is the cost of 24×7 home care, same as assisted living (which is $67K in Massachusetts, for example) or even Genworth’s 44-hours of home care</a…

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