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Smart Home Technology for Seniors Living Alone: A Practical Guide to Communication, Safer Entry, Helpful Automation, Emergency Backup, Trusted Contacts, and More Independence at Home - Couverture souple

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Harlan, Daniel R.

 
9798173940803: Smart Home Technology for Seniors Living Alone: A Practical Guide to Communication, Safer Entry, Helpful Automation, Emergency Backup, Trusted Contacts, and More Independence at Home

Synopsis

When you live alone, a dead phone battery can mean more than a missed call.

Smart Home Technology for Seniors Living Alone helps you plan communication, home access, daily routines, and reachable help around the way you actually live. Designed for older adults aging in place and the people they trust, this guide helps you choose useful technology, keep control, and prepare backups for essential routines.

Use the Solo-Living Layer Test to plan what you can do yourself, what nearby and remote helpers can handle, and what remains usable when technology fails.

Inside, you will learn how to:

  • Set up everyday contact and agreed check-ins, with a charging plan and another way to reach someone.
  • Plan door access with a way inside when a phone, battery, or connection fails.
  • Choose lighting, simple automation, and reminders with clear controls and manual alternatives.
  • Use household sensors for a clear purpose, with someone assigned to act on the information.
  • Map reachable emergency help, trusted contacts, and limited access for helpers while protecting your privacy.
  • Prepare for power, internet, device, and account failures without making every backup depend on the same thing.

Put your decisions on paper with 11 practical tools. These include the Communication & Check-In Plan, Entry & Access Backup Card, Trusted Contact & Access Map, and Solo-Living Failure Plan.

Start with a 30-day pilot, then use the suggested 90-day sequence to add only what earns its place. Build a home-technology plan you understand, with practical support when you need it.

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