Five Ways a Smart Speaker Helps Older Adults With Daily Routines

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What do you know about smart speakers? These devices connect to the home’s Wi-Fi internet and assist in many ways. Some of the popular smart speakers include the Google Nest Mini, Apple HomePod, and Amazon Echo. When it comes to aging at home, smart speakers are incredibly helpful to older adults.

Games

In-Home Care Collierville TN - Five Ways a Smart Speaker Helps Older Adults With Daily Routines

In-Home Care Collierville TN – Five Ways a Smart Speaker Helps Older Adults With Daily Routines

Smart speakers offer several games that can be played alone or as a group. There are “Name That Tune” games, trivia games, and guessing games. Your mom and dad can save their progress if they want.

If your parents have a Google device, they just need to tell Google they want to play a game. Google will list the different game options. Once there’s a game your parents want to play, they tell their device what they want to play. Games can be quick or having multiple rounds and take a half-hour or longer.

Medication Reminders

Reminders are an essential part of a smart speaker. Your parents just need to tell their speaker to remind them to do something. At the scheduled time, the speaker will alert them. Medication reminders are easily scheduled on a smart speaker.

Set up a daily alarm for the same time and save it as a “medication reminder.” The device will go off at that same time each day. If you need to stop the reminders, it’s just as easy to do.

To-Do Lists

If there are daily items for your parents and their caregivers to do, you can create daily agendas. The smart speaker will go over the to-do list. If you have a visual system like the Google Home, the list will be visible on the screen. Otherwise, it’s audible and can be repeated as often as is needed throughout the day.

Voice-Activated Home Commands

How much easier is it for your parents if they can turn things on and off using a voice command? If your mom struggles with the remote, she could tell her device to turn on the TV, find a specific show or movie, and play it.

Other helpful voice-activated home commands involve turning the temperature up or down, turning on an appliance, or turning on and off lights in different rooms. Your dad could have the speakers turn off the living room lights if he gets into bed and remembers he left them on.

VolP Phone Service

Many smart speakers act as speakerphones. Your mom or dad could tell the speaker to call you and it would. They’re able to have a hands-free conversation with you through their device.

There’s a lot that smart speakers do, but they cannot replace companionship. If your mom and dad don’t have frequent visitors and feel lonely, nothing beats the companionship services from an in-home care agency. In-home care aides stop by to chat, take your parents out, or enjoy a movie or game together. Call to learn more.

For In-Home Care Services in Collierville TN, please contact the caring staff at Personal Care Services MidSouth today!

 

About Walter Black

Born and raised in Mississippi. He graduated from Mississippi State University with a BS in Industrial Engineering, and from Angelo State University’s School of Business with his MBA. Walter has worked in the senior market for nearly 15 years and has obtained the distinguish honor of Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) by the Society of Certified Senior Advisors, an organization committed to providing ongoing and meaningful support to Seniors addressing their health, financial, and social issues. Walter has spent the last five years building PCS MidSouth into a premier Home Care Agency. With three locations in the MidSouth providing services to clients in three states: Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. The company is poise for growth and is expecting to expand its territory in the MidSouth.
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