WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) — As the percentage of Americans over 65 steadily grows, so does the demand for long-term care — a burden that falls largely on the shoulders of family members, experts said Monday.
Unpaid caregivers, usually friends and family members, provide the majority of support for disabled individuals in the United States, grossing the equivalent of $350 billion in free labor last year — more than the total Medicaid or Medicare expenditures in 2005 — according to AARP, a non-profit membership association for those ages 50 and up.
A key benefit of our SimplyHome system is it enables caregivers of seniors and disabled people seeking to live independently to PROVIDE that help efficiently. If, as a caregiver, you have a cell phone, email and web access (who doesn't these days?), then SimplyHome can tether you into the resident's home such that when there's trouble, or the appearance of trouble, you're notified INSTANTLY and can react/respond-- whether you're around the corner or in another state.
And yet, the resident will not find such oversight and monitoring to be onerous or invasive. Our wireless sensors just quietly send data all the time, and alerts when necessary....
