Technological Advances

  Many companies over the past decade have focused on creating new technology that will make it safer for seniors to age in place. HomeFit AR is one company that has made this possible. Their software app assists in modifying the home for seniors requiring rehab, following dismissal from a hospital. This app allows its users to video the entire house with a cell phone and submit it to HomeFit AR. The company will then review the home environment and make recommendations with plans on how to adapt the home for the patient.  The use of another medical app makes it possible for virtual physical therapy appointments, allowing the client to be guided through rehab by the therapist while never leaving their home.  These two technological advances have kept many seniors from being sent back to a rehab center and/or a 40- minute trip to a physical therapist. Statistics show that seniors are much happier and recover faster if they are in their own home.