Elderly at ease with, adapt well to remote monitoring technology

Seniors who rely on remote monitoring technology to help them remain secure and independent do not view it as intrusive or impersonal, according to a study by a Philadelphia-based nursing home operator New Courtland Elder Services and Mendota Heights, MN-based aging services provider Healthsense. Study participants, drawn from four locations within the New Courtland network, unanimously agreed that such technology makes them feel safer and enables them to live independently longer, according to New Courtland Housing and Community Services Vice President Kim Brooks. "We thought at first that adapting to the technology would be a major issue for our residents, but clearly it was not," Brooks said. "The results of the survey demonstrate that even seniors with little or no prior exposure to this technology can readily adapt to it once they realize the improved quality of life it offers." http://www.wirelesshealthcare.co.uk/...