NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN HELP THE ELDERLY STAY MORE CONNECTED

Arun-Kumar Tripathi (tripathi@amadeus.statistik.uni-dortmund.de)
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 02:41:20 +0200 (MET DST)

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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 02:41:20 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@amadeus.statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN HELP THE ELDERLY STAY MORE CONNECTED

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Dear Adult Learners here at IFETS,

New products are being developed to help provide greater safety and
connection to elderly individuals who may be living alone. One of the more
ambitious projects is Cozer-Keystone Health System's plan to use Wed-TV and
cameras to connect older people at home to health care and social service
workers. The Commerce Department provides funding for Crozer-Keystone and
others to experiment with using technology to aid in the care of elderly and
other home bound or isolated patients. "Technology is simply a means to
build relationships that enable old people to live independently," said
Edward Baum of Crozer-Keystone. While the current costs of such high-tech
products are prohibitively expensive for many consumers, prices of
interactive technologies are quickly falling.
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal (B1), AUTHOR: Sue Shellenbarger]
(http://wsj.com)
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Arun Tripathi

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