In an age of booming technology, new solutions are coming out that benefit the aging population. These developments can run the gamut from helping seniors manage medication to alerting family members of an emergency. Check out a few new technological innovations that are capturing attention when it comes to helping seniors enjoy a better quality of life:
1. MedMinder
MedMinder is a new digital pill dispenser that helps seniors manage several types of medications. This pill dispenser reminds you when it time to take medications and even has an option to lock itself between use. This dispenser works by loading a medicine tray that goes into the device. Then, you program a pill schedule through the web and accept the schedule. When it is time to take a pill. the dispenser will flash and then beep if the correct medication is not taken.
2. K4 Community
Scott Moody, CEO of K4 Connect, is striving to find ways to bring new technology to senior communities. One of these technologies is called K4, which allows administrators to connect seniors by integrating wellness, connectivity and automation products through the ability to allow seniors to sign up for community events and even order food and request transportation. In the future, K4 Connect plans on developing K4 Home, a technology that brings a similar technology into users’ homes. For more information, visit k4connect.com.
3. MobileHelp
MobileHelp has developed an “on-the-go” mobile device equipped with GPS satellite tracking and an “in-home base station.” When users press the help button on the mobile device, a response team is notified and friends and family are notified of location via phone and email. For more information, visit www.mobilehelp.com.
Stay tuned for more exciting technologies that could help increase quality of life. There will be quite a few coming in 2019!