Our population has growing needs for healthcare, specially our aging family members. Fortunately, technology continues to advance as well and play an ever growing role in meeting those needs. Technology has the power to help our older adults to be healthier, safer, and age in place independently for as long as possible.
There are many healthcare devices that regularly come out in the market. Some are upgrades of the old ones and some are new and more advanced. Most of these devices are designed for home monitoring. These products are tested well before they offer it to the market and checked well for quality.
Being able to manage the seniors’ health at home will keep them healthier and independent longer. It also helps to keep their healthcare costs down and perhaps even prevent traumatic events while traveling to the hospital.
Different companies are working to make home monitoring easier for senior care. They integrate the new mobile devices and gadgets with the medical devices to make it more usable. Devices such as smart phones, tablets, and computers can be linked with the medical devices. These devices will examine the patient’s health status and will further link the information and data that is obtained with both family caregivers and the healthcare providers who provide senior care.
Several companies provide personal emergency response monitors that can call an alert response center as needed. When the patient is at risk, the device sends an alert to emergency personnel and first responders. Other medical devices might be provided by an in-home care company can connect a patient directly with nurses, and include vital signs monitoring, blood pressure, weight, blood oxygen saturation, pulse, and blood sugar monitoring. These devices don’t just help monitor the patient’s health status, it allows them to stay at home longer.