High-tech gadgets monitor seniors' safety at home
WASHINGTON (AP) It could mean no more having to check up on Mom or Dad every morning: Motion sensors on the wall and a monitor under the mattress one day might automatically alert you to early signs of trouble well before an elderly loved one gets sick or suffers a fall.
Research is growing with high-tech gadgets that promise new safety nets for seniors determined to live on their own for as long as possible.
"It's insurance in case something should happen," is how Bob Harrison, 85, describes the unobtrusive monitors being tested in his apartment at the TigerPlace retirement community in Columbia, Mo.
