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This startup wants to use smart homes for eldercare

2017-04-03
yeah I can hear you how about company right now can't mess with you Hanako is a software technology business that builds smart systems for people who want to maintain their independence as they live their life into the later years this is Amelia she's 82 and like most seniors she values her independence so our purpose is to really blend into the existing home we do that with some of the same components you might find in an alarm system motion detectors flood sensors fire alarms things that you that you would normally expect to be in the home Amelia loves her home in Columbia Tennessee which is 500 miles from her daughter Allison the distance is challenging but the smart home tech that honey Co installed makes it easier for Amelia to stay in the house that she's had for so long I just like the location of it it's close to grocery stores and schools and whatever I need every single day it shows you from 1:10 to present where we've been five minutes here seven minutes there so it's really easy to see that she's moving around I always have my cell phone with me so it's easy for me to check on my mom no matter what time of day or night it is I have a lot of members here it's it's more like home than any place I've ever lived
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