Avoid the "Old-Folks' Home" with a Speech-Enabled House
From: Speech Technology Magazine - Mar/Apr 2009 - page 44
By: James Larson

Technology exists to help the elderly live on their own

Joe is 81 years old and lives by himself in a small house in rural Minnesota.
His children wanted him to move to an assisted-living facility when his wife
died two years ago, but he steadfastly overruled their suggestion. As a
compromise, his children outfitted his entire house with a collection of
electronic devices designed to help seniors and others with mild to medium
dementia live independently. 

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