| In this article I am going to propose some ways in | | | | help a person with mobility difficulties get the |
| which technology can help those with mobility | | | | attention of their caregiver then this will surely make |
| problems around the home. The technologies and | | | | both individual's lives easier. Home automation |
| solutions proposed are not aimed at hospitals or care | | | | technology makes it easy for someone to alert a |
| centers but at homes. From working at a hospice I | | | | caregiver using a remote control. The user could turn |
| have noticed that many people with mobility | | | | on a light downstairs or sound a bell using a remote |
| problems, especially those whose mobility problems | | | | control. This simple solution makes it much easier for |
| have developed later in life, experience the feeling of | | | | both user and caregiver. |
| a loss of independence. The devices that I am going | | | | Tasks like turning on a TV or turning up the lights in a |
| to talk about are not supposed to be life changing | | | | room are taken for granted by many people. Those |
| for the user but could give them a little bit of | | | | with mobility problems may find these tasks difficult. |
| independence back. | | | | Home automation technology can, of course, help |
| One of the problems that can arise between a | | | | with all of these problems. Devices that are currently |
| person with mobility problems, especially very serious | | | | available give people the ability to automate the |
| mobility problems, and their caregiver is that they | | | | functions of a home such as lighting, entertainment |
| need more care and attention then they would if | | | | and other electrical appliances. |
| they didn't have mobility problems. If a device could | | | | |