Name Change
TeleHome Companion has been renamed: “AIPatHome” (Age-in-Place at Home) to more clearly reflect our mission to promote aging-in-place products and services and open a window
TeleHome Companion has been renamed: “AIPatHome” (Age-in-Place at Home) to more clearly reflect our mission to promote aging-in-place products and services and open a window
Fear is keeping many retirees or soon-to-be retired people from making financial decisions according to a recently released study by Financal Engines a California based

Home can be a dangerous place to those with difficulty getting around or with little sense of danger. It’s well-known that if you have children you should lock away your cleaning products and put harmful objects such as knives out of reach, but when it comes to infirm or frail adults we don’t usually think of these simple measures. For those with disabilities or who are moving into old age, it’s often the case that a nursing home is the obvious care solution.
Personal mobility devices, like wheel chairs and scooters, give millions of people with varying degrees of ability a sense of freedom. Now a new generation

Why change the look and feel of your house if you really don’t have to in order make it more user friendly as you age?
Even the most technophobic of people quickly adapt and appreciate the videophone calls. Like my mother. A seventy-ahem-cough-cough computer illiterate with a “what do I need this for” attitude was able (with some phone coaching) to download and install the software, hook up a webcam, and start calling in less than a half an hour.