Do you worry about an elderly parent who lives alone? Ever wish you could make yourself invisible so that you could quickly "peek in" and see how mom or dad is doing from time to time? Thanks to a recent technological advancement offered by Nightingale Home Healthcare in Indiana, Minnesota and Illinois and Aspire Home Healthcare in California, you'll never again have to long for powers of invisibility.

QuietCare is an early detection and warning system that provides caregivers with 24/7 information and alerts about the safety and well-being of elderly or other at-risk individuals, while allowing loved ones to maintain their privacy and independence. QuietCare helps to detect specific activities such as:
         

Did the senior get up in the morning?

Is there a possibility that she has fallen in the bathroom?

Is he visiting the area where he keeps his medications?

Has her night time bathroom routine changed?

Is he active in the meal preparation area?

Has his overall activity level decreased?

Is her home too hot or too cold?

QuietCare's proven system uses discreet wireless activity sensors (not cameras) that are positioned throughout a person's residence to learn his/her normal pattern of daily living such as meal preparation, interaction with medications and bathroom use, as well as the person's morning wake-up time and overall activity. The system remotely identifies potential medical emergencies (such as a fall or failure to take medication) and automatically alerts caregivers to these situations, thereby enabling early intervention to take place if necessary. The system is monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by professionals.

Summer can be an especially dangerous season for the elderly, who are at greatest risk for heat-related illness and death. QuietCare is the only system currently available that enables caregivers to monitor the temperature in residences of seniors. The system provides alerts when the temperature in the person's residence is dangerously high or low, thereby providing reassurance and decreasing caregiver anxiety.

QuietCare has been touted to be, "perhaps the most important development in eldercare in a generation" by Dr. Robert Roush, Director of Texas Consortium of Geriatric Centers. For more information on the QuietCare system or to inquire about installation, please contact Stephanie Griffin of Nightingale/Aspire Home Healthcare toll-free at 866-334-7777.