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May 7, 2015

Using tech to keep an eye on aging parents

  • But before installing sensors, seniors and their families should have a frank talk about privacy and how much help they need.
  • By BRANDON BAILEY
    AP Technology Writer

    SAN FRANCISCO — Each time 81-year-old Bill Dworsky or his 80-year-old wife Dorothy opens the refrigerator, closes the bathroom door or lifts the lid on a pill container, tiny sensors in their San Francisco home make notes on a digital logbook.

    The couple's 53-year-old son, Phil, checks it daily on his smartphone. If there's no activity during a designated time, the younger Dworsky gets an automated email, so he can decide whether to call or stop by.


     
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