US - based startups are helping ease the cost burden on the country 's aging workforce by utilising technology to help older adults age in place . innovations such as Onkol , a medication reminding system , aim to enable the elderly to maintain their independence at home for longer . A rival startup , San Fransisco - based technology , fits sensors around the user 's home to monitor customers ' daily , daily routine and automatically alert emergency services to abnormalities .
US-based startups are helping ease the cost burden on the country's aging population by utilising technology to help older adults age in place. Products such as Onkol, a medication reminding system, aim to allow the elderly to maintain their independence at home for longer. A rival startup, San Fransisco-based Lively, fits sensors around the user's home to monitor customers' footsteps, daily routine and can alert emergency services to abnormalities.