Your smart home can monitor your temperature and air quality, call for medical assistance, and more 

There are many home automation systems designed to help you relax or have fun: private home theaters, whole house audio, lighting control, etc. But there are also smart home technologies with much more practical purposes, including possibly saving your life. 

Today we’re going to talk about one of those more pragmatic systems: Home health automation. These technologies can be literal lifesavers, especially for older members of the Palm Beach community. Even if your system never needs to make an emergency call, you’ll still enjoy a healthier and more comfortable lifestyle in your Florida home.  

Curious to know more? Keep reading. 

SEE MORE: What Is the Best Way to Get Started with Smart Technology? 

TEMPERATURE CONTROL 

A steady, pleasant room temperature is not only desirable for comfort, but also your health. Our body’s biological processes work best in a relatively narrow temperature range. Becoming too hot or too cold, especially in a short timeframe, can have severe health consequences, including hypothermia and heat stroke.  

One way to make yourself more comfortable and maintain a stable body temperature is automated temperature control. You can program temperature settings and schedules for individual rooms or across your home. A centralized control interface and voice control make adjustments easy. Voice control is also ideal for seniors, who may have difficulty adjusting a traditional thermostat. 

AIR QUALITY 

You don’t want to breathe in carbon monoxide, allergens, pollutants, dust and other unpleasant bits of debris at home. Carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal. Allergies make daily life miserable, and you don’t want to take the chance of contracting an illness from something you inhale. 

Enter automated air quality monitoring. Sensors placed around you home, especially near vents, will monitor your air quality and alert you if anything is amiss. This is especially valuable when monitoring for carbon monoxide, as the gas is colorless, odorless and tasteless. 

REMOTE MONITORING 

For many families, it’s not practical to have someone available to monitor an elderly relative or another person in need of complex, long-term care. This often leaves those same family members at home alone for long periods. This places them in danger of falls, heart attacks, strokes, and other debilitating conditions with no way to call for help. 

You can give yourself and your family peace of mind with remote health and video monitoring. You can use real-time surveillance cameras to check in on your loved ones throughout the day or have a service monitor them for you. For a more detailed approach, you can track your temperature, heart rate and other biometric data. If the system senses something is wrong, it can alert medical professionals and family members. 

MEDICATION DISPENSERS AND REMINDERS 

It’s important for anyone on chronic medication to maintain the proper dosing schedule. But keeping track of your prescriptions can be difficult, especially if you’re taking multiple medications at the same time. 

You can simplify matters with automated medication reminders and dispensers. You’ll get an alert each time you need to take one of your medications, and the system can dispense your medicines for you. Some devices will also let you know when it’s time for a prescription refill. Together, these systems will help you maintain a proper medication regimen and live a healthier lifestyle. 

SECURITY 

A common danger to patients with dementia and similar illnesses is leaving home and becoming lost. It can be a dangerous situation, both for the patients and others. 

Automated security systems can help you prevent and respond more quickly to these events. You can set the system to keep the doors locked on certain days or between certain hours. Additionally, your system can send you alerts when anyone enters or leaves the home, giving you a chance to check in and see what’s going on. Combined with remote video monitoring, automated security is a useful tool for preventing patients from being hurt by becoming lost. 

 

If you have a relative who could benefit from home health automation, or if you just want to improve your health, contact us today. Our experienced, knowledgeable team will create a custom solution perfectly tailored to your home and your needs. To learn more, call us at (305) 910-2890, visit our online contact page or click on the chat box in your browser.