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. The programme, called CareNet, is being tested in the UK and will be rolled out across Europe later this year.
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.