Keeping Tabs on the elderly who live alone

Used to be, the phone or a good neighbor were the best bets for keeping tabs on someone you love who's elderly and living alone — especially if you lived too far to buzz over every day.

But more and more, a host of technological devices and Internet-based solutions are crowding the elder-care landscape, making it more convenient, and far less worrisome, to know all is well with an aging relative or friend.

via Keeping Tabs on the elderly who live alone - Chicago Tribune.