My parents live in Britain. Because I live in the United States, I often worry about what will happen when they become old and frail if I am not there to keep an eye on them. Fortunately, it seems that technology is one step ahead of me on this. It is now possible to use a senior monitoring system so that you can make sure your elderly parents are safe no matter how far away you may happen to be. The senior monitoring system works by placing cameras in the home of your loved one in strategic places. You can access the senior monitoring system via a website which also gives you access to important appointments and the caregiver' s schedule. The caregiver can also input important information about how your senior parents are doing. This means you can have peace of mind at a glance. With at-home care and a senior monitoring system, perhaps elderly parents can live an independent life in their own homes instead of having to spend their last days in a retirement home.

I can only think of one potential problem with the senior monitoring system. Perhaps elderly parents will see the cameras as being an intrusion that violates the boundaries of their privacy. They may even accuse their children of nosiness and interference. I know that a strong willed and determined man like my father would not be too crazy about the idea of a senior monitoring system in his home. The situation would definitely call for tact and diplomacy on behalf of the children.