Advice, products, and information for families with elderly loved ones.
February–a special month filled with snow, Groundhog Day, The Super Bowl, and Valentines, but, we cannot forget the most exciting, interesting and meaningful event of them all: Collaboration in Aging! We are excited to be a sponsor at the Collaboration in Aging conference in Denver next month! Visit our booth to enter to win a …
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If your parent has an Amazon Alexa device, then Alexa Together could be an amazing service to let you know if your loved one is okay by detecting activity through voice recognition. Alexa Together’s value proposition, “Peace of mind for you. Independence for them,” is extremely similar to CarePenguin’s, “Independent living with peace of mind.” …
We were honored to be featured on the Denver7 news segment “In Good Company.” CarePenguin brings peace of mind to families with elderly loved ones living independently by detecting activity in a house through water use. That activity is displayed on our app where family caregivers can see it and receive alerts if there is …
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Older adults are expressing a desire to age with dignity, and a part of that is they want to remain in their homes for as long as they are able. After all, they are the greatest generation! They’re strong, independent, live life on their own terms and they want to keep living that way. We’ve …
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Need a little extra help around the house, transportation, or even just someone to talk to? Home care services for seniors provide all of these and more. Given the rapidly growing elderly population, there will be more senior citizens than ever before and studies show that 75% of them want to age in their own …
Considering health insurance in your later years? A Medicare Advantage plan is a great option. It offers more benefits than Original Medicare all bundled in a “one-stop-shop” type of plan. What are Medicare Advantage plans? Medicare Advantage plans are health plans offered by private health insurance providers that cover Part A (hospital insurance) and Part …
A huge contributing factor to senior citizens living a long and happy life is socialization. As Dr. Roger Wong said in his TedTalk, “Loneliness is the new smoking,” and with the COVID-19 pandemic, many older adults were isolated, taking a toll on their mental health. However, the world is starting to open back up again, …
As the elderly population is growing, and more people are aging in place, companies are quick to come up with the latest and greatest technology to help keep seniors safe in their homes. While AI cameras and motion sensors are useful in some situations, overall they are invasive of privacy and unnecessarily complex. That’s why …
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Do you ever find yourself going down the YouTube rabbit hole, where you end up watching video after video? This usually starts with me searching for something relevant to what I’m doing and then ending up at a music video someone made about their cat or watching Taylor Swift crying over a banana after her …
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Privacy matters At CarePenguin, older adults’ privacy is extremely important to us. That’s why we built simple, non-invasive technology that detects activity in a home without the creepy factor of cameras or motion sensors. It’s great to see that we’re not the only ones with these values, as Japan-based company Informetis is working on an …
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