ISBN: 9798174484610 - home safety technology for aging in place: a practical guide for seniors to smoke & co alerts, water leaks, temperature monitoring, door & window ... plans (smart independence at home, band 7) (1 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A warning on your phone is useful only if you notice it and know what to do next.Home Safety Technology for Aging in Place helps older adults and the families who support them choose practical ways to notice household hazards while keeping the resident in control.Start with the condition that matters, check the physical safety measures already needed, and decide what should happen when an alarm or sensor reports a problem.- Keep required alarms first. Understand local smoke and carbon monoxide warnings, accessible alerts, and the role of supplementary phone notifications.- Choose useful sensors. Compare leak detection, water shutoff, room temperature, and door or window status by the problem each can address.- Make lighting predictable. Review dark routes, motion timing, physical controls, and power outage backups.- Reduce alert confusion. Separate information, action-soon messages, and life-safety alarms, with a clear recipient and response for each.- Plan for failures and support. Check batteries, offline sensors, power and network dependencies, and family permissions.Includes 12 practical planning tools, including the Alert & Action Routing Map and Safety Dependency & Recovery Map. Build a plan around up to three priority conditions, then use the 30-day pilot to test what helps and simplify what creates noise.Connected features supplement required safety equipment and emergency plans; they do not guarantee detection or response. The book keeps professional repair, appropriate alarm systems, and the resident's choices at the center of the plan.Start with one meaningful household problem and a response you can explain without opening an app.…