December 17th is all about learning more about and appreciating the devices that help people accomplish tasks every day. It’s more than your computer and smartphone. There are many devices designed to help people age at home safely and independently. Add these to your Christmas gift ideas for your mom and consider the benefits of home care to keep your mom safe as well.
Smart Bulbs
Smart bulbs replace regular light bulbs, but they can be turned on and off through voice commands or by a cellphone app instead of light switches. It’s a handy feature in the middle of the night when your mom is going to the bathroom or when she’s coming into the house and her hands are full of bags, packages, or mail.
Many allow your mom to set the bulb’s brightness level. Some can also change color from a traditional white or yellow glow to green, blue, pink, purple, red, etc.
Smart Speaker
A smart speaker can play music and podcasts, launch games, and read audiobooks and daily news to your mom. She can ask her smart speaker what the weather is going to be for the day.
It can recite a recipe while your mom is cooking and build a shopping list for ingredients. Some can even make phone calls for her. If she has a video smart speaker, it may be able to help her make video calls as long as it has that feature.
Smart TV
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A smart TV is beneficial if you want to keep your mom’s bills low. As long as your mom has internet, she can ditch cable service and use her smart TV to stream. Free streaming services like Roku TV, Vudu, YouTube, Tubi, and Crackle have plenty of free shows and movies.
Everything is accessible from the TV screen. Your mom doesn’t have to have additional equipment. A smart TV is essentially ready to go as soon as she’s connected it to her Wi-Fi.
Tablet
A tablet is incredibly handy for making video calls. Using an app like Google Chat, your mom can call you and see your face while she talks to you. It works like a computer, so your mom can use it to play games, do a crossword puzzle, and look up information. She can also check her email or chat messages.
Video Doorbell
Consider adding a video doorbell to your mom’s front door. If someone is there, she can see who it is and talk to them before opening the door. If it’s a stranger or someone she doesn’t want at her home, she can alert you and refuse to open the door.
Support from Home Care
In addition to technology, home care services keep your mom safe. Home care offers many additional benefits. Everything from companionship to meal preparation, light housekeeping, transportation, mobility assistance and more is available for your senior. Consider the many benefits of home care for your parent who wishes to age in place.
If You Or An Aging Loved One Are Considering Hiring Home Care in St. Pete Beach, FL, Please Contact The Caring Staff At Assisting Hands Home Care Today! 727-748-4211.
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
