Several years ago, it looked like the profession of fitness watches and sensors was heading toward the perfect senior tool to keep them independent and healthier.
Marketplace has a podcast out talking about a new AI system from Care AI. It is a platform that provides the ability for a remote nurse to be in patients' rooms and speak to and see them. What this system does is take over the non-critical but observational tasks with patients in a facility, freeing up the in-person nurses to do the essential hands-on care.
Amazon is trying to fill the gap between over-the-counter and little things that require more consultation but not a full medical appointment and office visit.
I've been writing for a while about activity watches, and more broadly, wearables, and their advantages for monitoring the elderly and those who need watching but aren't in life-threatening medical situations.