Meet the families using tech to help grandma stay independent longer
Families are increasingly using smart home technology to monitor and assist elderly relatives, allowing them to age in place more independently. Products like JubileeTV enable remote control of home devices, helping bridge the gap between assisted living and independent home care.
Why it matters
As the population ages, affordable tech solutions are becoming a vital alternative to expensive assisted living facilities for families managing cognitive impairment.
Karen Murray and her mom, Marion, use JubileeTV. Corrie Aune for BI As part of her morning routine, Karen Murray wakes up and immediately turns on the TV at her mother's assisted living home in New Jersey, 40 minutes away. At the crack of dawn, she puts Pandora on through the TV in her mother Marion's room. Around 11 a.m., she calls into the TV to ask what Marion wants to watch. The answer is usually Judy Garland, Gregory Peck, Barbara Stanwyck, or Marion's favorite show from the 1960s, "Gunsmoke." 93-year-old Marion has cognitive impairment , which means she sometimes needs help operating her TV, calling family members, or turning on the music that calms her. Karen, who's 60, can do all this for her from afar using Marion's JubileeTV, which looks like a normal set but lets her control it from her phone.
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