Your mom wants to stay at home while you want to focus on her safety. Technology is a valuable tool in home safety. Here are four of the devices that can heighten security as your mom ages in place.

Smart Speakers Offer Reminders

Smart speakers help with many things. They can remind your mom when she has an appointment or needs to take her medications. When she’s out of a specific item, she can tell her speaker and add it to the shopping list.

A smart speaker can read your mom a book, play music, or tell her the news. It’s also a valuable tool in the kitchen, as it reads recipes, gives verbal instructions, and helps with conversions.

Camera Doorbells Allow You to View Who’s at Your Mom’s Door

A camera doorbell gives all of the family peace of mind. If someone is at your mom’s door, she can check who it is without opening the door. She can talk to the person through the camera and never need to open it.

If you install the app on your phone, you can also check who is at the door. You’ll get notifications to alert you that the doorbell has been activated. You can even talk to the person on the other side for your mom.

Smart Displays Double As Video Phones

Her smart display can double as a video phone if you and your mom both have them. Instead of dialing a phone to get in touch with you, she could tell the screen to call you. It connects you automatically, which is great if she’s feeling ill or fell and wants to let you know.

Smart Bulbs Ensure Your Mom Is Never in the Dark

You need some form of smart speaker to work with your smart bulbs. From there, your mom doesn’t need to struggle for a light switch when walking into a dark room. She can say, “X turn on the lights,” and the technology turns them on. She lowers the risk of falling in a dark or dimly lit room.

If your mom doesn’t want the lights fully on, she can specify the brightness. Some light bulbs even offer a change of colors. Your mom could ask it to turn the lights to blue or green. Those colors can be easier on the eyes in the middle of the night.

In-home care is a better option. Technology is helpful, but there are also risks. Software needs to be updated to lower the risk of a breach. It also needs to be updated regularly and be connected to the internet to ensure it works properly. You wouldn’t want your mom to expect a reminder only to have a glitch occur or the internet to go out.

With in-home care, your mom has a person in her home to help her with daily activities. She has an aide offering reminders when she needs to take her pills. Her caregiver can help her schedule appointments. Call to learn more about these and other in-home care services.

If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring In-Home Care in Greenville, SC, contact Heart of the Carolinas Home Care at 864-991-3116. Providing Home Care Services in Greenville, Simpsonville, Greer, Anderson, Spartanburg, Mauldin, Seneca, Laurens, Charleston, Columbia and the surrounding areas.

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Edward Harrison

Founder at Heart of the Carolinas

Edward Harrison founded the Heart of the Carolinas Homecare in 2007 when he saw there was a need for caregivers that provide non-medical home care services, at a price that most people could afford. It was standard in the industry to require hourly minimums and it was common to be assigned a caregiver, not matched with one based on your individual personal needs. Edward understood that to make a successful relationship between caregiver and client, skills were not enough, personality and compatibility plays as much a role as do skills.

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