NPR continued its series on seniors aging at home.
Part two examined a company called Adaptive Home, "one of a growing number of startups that use monitoring technology to revolutionize elder care. These companies are also betting on a big market as the baby boomers enter old age. Chris Bridgers says a basic package includes about a dozen motion sensors placed strategically around a house. They can provide adult children with a stunningly detailed rundown of a parent's day" (Ludden, 8/23).
Part three continued looking at "wired homes," with an example of a older couple in Georgia monitored via live video hookup to a company in Indiana