How Family Caregivers Can Use New Technologies at Home

Beginning the Conversation: How can technologies make life easier for caregivers? (Part 1) — New Ways to Care: How Family Caregivers Can Use New Technologies at Home. For more details and additional resources, click "Show More" below. [Original broadcast: January 14, 2015] This is a practical overview of how technology can help you care for a frail or ill loved one at home. The focus today is on making your home safer and more efficient. We’ll look at current products as well as some exciting innovations in the pipeline for development. With Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director, Family Caregiver Alliance, http://www.caregiver.org David Lindeman, PhD, Director, Director Health Care, CITRIS, University of California and Director, Center for Technology and Aging, dlindeman@citris-uc.org | http://www.health.citris-uc.org | http://www.techandaging.org Rajiv Mehta, Principal of Bhageera Consulting and founder of Unfrazzle, Family Caregiver Alliance Board Member. rajiv@bhageera.com | http://www.bhageera.com | (650) 823-3274 Related Online Resources: The New Era of Connected Aging: A Framework: A Framework for Understanding Technologies that Support Older Adults in Aging in Place (The Center for Technology and Aging white paper; PDF) - http://bit.ly/ConnectedAging Digital Technology for the Family Caregiver (FCA fact sheet) - http://bit.ly/TechCaregiver » Subscribe to FCA’s Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeFCA » Watch the latest from FCA: http://bit.ly/LatestFCA Family Caregiver Alliance | National Center on Caregiving (FCA) is a public voice for caregivers. Our pioneering programs—information, education, services, research and advocacy—support and sustain the important work of families nationwide caring for loved ones with chronic, disabling health conditions. Visit FCA online and check out our recent developments: FCA CareJourney™ — a secure online service for quality information, support, and resources for family caregivers of adults with chronic physical or cognitive conditions, and the FCA Learning Center™ — our new home for resources from FCA’s vast library of caregiving knowledge, where you can read, watch, listen, and learn online anywhere at any time. Connect with FCA Online! Visit FCA's Website: http://bit.ly/VisitUsFCA Like FCA on Facebook: http://bit.ly/LikeFCA Follow FCA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/FollowFCA