Share Photos With Zoom
There is a feature available in Zoom that allows your loved one to select a series of photos to share with you. This is much better than holding physical photos in front of your camera during a Zoom meeting.
Graceful aging: topic: Living Life
The things that make life fun, and more than just getting by, relating to better quality life as grow older.
Smart Kitchen Features for Older Adults
Photo by Clayton on Unsplash As part of our “Smart Home Features for Older Adults” series, we are sharing some specific recipes and “kit lists” for individual smart home features — organized on a “room by room” basis. This is about the smart kitchen. Overview This article covers several smart kitchen features that author Frank Engelman … Read more
Smart Bedroom Features for Older Adults
Photo by Chastity Cortijo on Unsplash As part of our “Smart Home Features for Older Adults” series, we are sharing some specific recipes and “kit lists” for individual smart home features — organized on a “room by room” basis. Overview This article covers several smart bedroom features that author Frank Engelman has found useful for family … Read more
Forget to Turn Water Off
As people grow older they often become somewhat forgetful. We start to worry about questions like “Did I leave the water running?” How do we make it so these sorts of questions are not things that we need to worry about?
Alexa Routines: Examples
As we explore various smart home solutions useful for “better aging”, we get requests for some specific “kit lists” that contain a collection of the products needed to implement some of the DIY solutions found on this site. This page contains specific sample Alexa Routines used in these smart home solutions. It is the companion … Read more
Zoom Meetings on Mom’s TV
Although my mom really does enjoy video calls from me on her Echo Show, I have problems getting the rest of my family members interested in Alexa Calling as they are only familiar with Zoom calls. I arranged it so my Mom can Zoom on her big screen TYV. Here is how to do it.
Robotic Pets for Dementia Patients: Our Experiences
Caption: Memory Care Unit Robotic Pet Menagerie Wondering if “Robotic Pets for Seniors” are a good idea? Here is a real world report of the author’s experience deploying robotic pets for dementia patients in an assisted living and memory care facility in San Francisco (Rhoda Goldman Plaza). Read on to learn how they were used, what the reactions … Read more
Making It Easier to Command Alexa
Remembering the specific name of lights in each room can prove difficult, even when we use them daily! Here are solutions to that issue.
Aging in Place: Why Technology & Gadgets Matter
In my mind, there is a compelling argument that the right gadgets and technology can make aging in place more successful and less expensive. And by more successful, I am thinking in particular of higher quality of life, more autonomy, and less dependence on the kindness of strangers. I don’t think this argument gets made much in the media or by the aging services industry though. So here it is.
Voice Reminder App Review
I wanted a solution to “forgetting” things I had put in the calendar. I found a useful app to help with this, and here is a review of it. Like many of us, my day to day living is largely reliant on a calendar, via my iPad, iPhone or Android smart phone, to notify me when … Read more