A US start - up has developed a monitoring programme that uses social - security systems to monitor an elderly person 's daily activities , enabling them to live independently for as long as possible . Baltimore - based Concordia Systems has launched SentinalCare , which uses a mobile phone to enable the person 's relatives to monitor their behaviour , receiving alerts if there is a disturbance , such as a fall .
A US start-up has developed a software programme that uses home-security systems to monitor an elderly person's daily activities, aiding them to live independently for as long as possible. Baltimore-based Concordia Systems has launched SentinalCare, which uses a mobile app to enable the person's relatives to track their welfare, receiving alerts if there is a problem, such as a fall.