New Tech Devices to Help Seniors

If you or your parent wants to age in place, technology can help. It offers opportunities to engage with others, learn new things, maintain exercise routines, and ensure medication is taken at the right time. Getting your senior to embrace technology can be challenging, though. They may feel intimidated at learning something new, or you may lose patience trying to teach them. Yet, senior citizens are living longer, and technology can help them live longer healthier lives. As for teaching your mom or dad how to use the new gadget you bought, a professional home care worker provides the additional support you and your loved one need to embrace new tech devices.

5 Tech Devices to Investigate for Your Aging Adult

There is more out there than a new smartwatch or tablet. Tech companies are putting their researchers to work finding the best solutions for the growing market and helping your loved one enjoy life more:

1. Virtual Reality Headsets: Ever want to understand what Dad may be facing as he struggles with Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease? Some companies have created headsets that offer a simulation for caregivers to experience. It gives insight into your loved one’s condition and helps you better care for them, including finding a personal support worker.
2. Proactive Cognitive AI: Don’t let the big name scare you off. This is a robot that helps aging adults avoid loneliness and social isolation. It will initiate conversations with your Mom to help her stay in touch with family and keep up with healthy behaviours, including taking her medication. You can even send pictures through the app so Mom can see what is happening in your life.
3. Robotic Pets: Originally designed for children, robotic cats and dogs have become older adults’ best friends. They unleash the power of play to bring about smiles. These toys encourage your loved one to engage with them, which can delight, calm, and soothe their human companion.
4. Targeted Physical Therapy VR: Virtual reality is helping seniors progress through their physical therapy after a stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury. The system is tailored around the specific needs of the patient and records physiological and kinematic responses from the exercises. It’s designed to engage your senior so they will stay with the training longer.

Choose a Professional Caregiver for that Human Touch

While you investigate options to help your aging parent, consider the benefits of adding a human touch to the mix. At Home Instead Ottawa, we love supporting families navigating this season of caring for aging adults. Our team is trained to care for aging adults with kindness and respect. Look to us to provide customized services such as personal care,  light housekeeping, cooking nutritious meals, companionship, and other personalized home care services. Contact us today for more information on all of our services.

Call us at (613) 599-6906 to schedule a no-obligation, in-home consultation. Learn more about the compassionate, quality senior care we deliver every day, to families in Ottawa, Kanata, Nepean, Orleans, Rockliffe, Alta Vista, New Edinburgh, Manor Park, Stittsville, Barrhaven, Manotick, Sandy Hill, Hunt Club, Vanier, Richmond, Carleton Place, Gloucester, Kemptville