in the News: February 2009 Archives

John Leland in the New York Times reports today that,

"many older people who live alone are not truly alone. They are being watched by a flurry of new technologies designed to enable them to live independently and avoid expensive trips to the emergency room or nursing homes".
The article features eNeighbor, a device that allows elders to live at home yet be safely monitored, which "comes with great promise of improved care at lower cost and the backing of large companies like Intel and General Electric".

Read the article.