Smart Homes — Smarter Care:

“Smart Homes – Smarter Care” is the theme of a new initiative of the Montgomery County Commission on Aging. “Smart Homes — Smarter Care” refers to the wide range of electronic devices and related care services that assist older adults to remain in their homes longer and receive needed care, all the while staying safe, connected and independent.

education, access to rides and social interaction.

The demand for these types of devices is being driven by the longer-term needs of an aging population and the creativity of hi-tech engineers to meet those needs. The growth in the need for these devices is also being fueled by tech savvy baby boomers choosing to stay in their homes as they age and recognizing the desire for their families to be part of the care for them at home.

devices can detect falls, monitor movements around the house, provide medication reminders, and improve social interactions with family and friends.

Physical impairments increase as we age, and smart homes solutions can help maintain independence for people with limited mobility, limited sight, and age-related hearing loss. These devices can enable doctors and caregivers to monitor a patient’s vital signs remotely, monitor mental and physical states in real time, and provide rapid intervention when warranted.

The primary goal behind the Commission on Aging’s “Smart Homes — Smarter Care” initiative is to increase the use of these new electronic in-home devices and their applications.

To learn more about this and how it can make your life and those who care for you better, register to attend a free upcoming Public Forum on May 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Bohrer Park Activity Center in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Parking is free; food will be available.

There is an ever-growing market of new devices and apps that can provide home residents, especially those in need of caregiving, with an array of services including healthcare monitoring, remote caregiving, in-home safety and security, family connection, www.montgomerycountymd.gov/senior

These electronic “smart home” devices can help individuals do simple things like asking “Alexa,” a digital assistant, to dial 911 or call their daughter for them. Other

Register online (free) at: bit.ly/SmartHomesMoCo or email tremayne.jones@ montgomerycountymd.gov

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