10 Technologies to Help Older Adults Keep Healthy During COVID-19 Crisis

Aging expert and Mosaic Design Studio CEO Lisa Cini offers 10 technologies that could help older adults remain healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, including checking in daily via texting, phone calls, or online video platforms, reports Yahoo! Finance . Wellness devices like Fitbit, Garmin, Apple watch, and Kardia can be good for holding group exercise sessions, and Cini also recommends simple games like Minecraft, Words with Friends, and Candy Crush to boost older adults' energy levels. Facetime or Zoom Meals can combine video chat with mealtime, while wearable devices and apps such as Hapbee and Human Charger enable therapeutic measures to elevate energy and alertness. Cini also suggests companion pets for older adults who may not be able to care for a real pet, and remote health monitoring devices like the Livio AI hearing aid, Aidar Health's MouthLab, and the MedWand. Other technologies of note include the customizable Luxury Class A8 Serenity Bidet Toilet Seat, for keeping seniors clean amid toilet paper shortages. Meanwhile, the iRobot Braava Jet 240 Robot Mop wet-and dry-mops floors. Cini's tenth and final suggestion is FireAvert's Stove Safety automatic stove shutoff device.