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Special Report - The Retirement Industry - October 16, 2009
Researchers see 'smart homes' as safety net for elderly
Sensors in homes track activities, warn both residents and caregivers, WSU profs say

By David Cole
Of the Journal of Business

WSU professor Diane Cook, above, predicts it will be about five years before a monitoring system like the one she's working on will be available. At left is one of the motion sensors.
WSU professor Diane Cook, above, predicts it will be about five years before a monitoring system like the one she's working on will be available. At left is one of the motion sensors.
—Photos by Shelly Hanks, WSU Photo Services
Imagine being monitored when you get up in the middle of the night, when you cook meals, when you take your medicine, when you turn the water on, and when you leave your home—but in a scenario in which it's all done to maintain your freedom, not subtract from it.

Two Washington State University researchers in Pullman are looking into just such a system, where the monitoring—not by video, but by sensors—might help protect older adults who are suffering from memory los...


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