Technology for Senior Citizens

Senetics' goal is to enable as many as possible, to live life to the full, supported by the latest technological innovations. Hopefully, within these pages, you'll find ideas and products to help you or those you care for. These may concern issues of ease of use for consumer products (TV, phones, etc.) or thoughts on how to get started with computers. Equally, you can find suggestions on supportive technology to facilitate independent living. This ranges from simple panic buttons, through fall detectors to sophisticated lifestyle monitoring systems that send alerts to carers whenever they notice an alarming change in an individual.

If you're under pressure to move into a care home but would really rather remain in the comfort and familiarity of your own home, take a look at the technological assistance presented in this site that could well defer or even eliminate the need for such a move.

Perhaps you have responsibility for someone who is struggling to live independently and you'd like to help them both for their happiness and for financial reasons. Again this site is intended to offer you help.

It is not the intention of this site to cover the more general mobility aids such as stair lifts and bath hoists. Nonetheless, there are some up and coming technologies that are worth noting, particularly in the area of robotic aids.


The move into a care home is so prohibitively expensive that even deferring it by six months can save upwards of £10,000. Technological solutions could well achieve this and for a fraction of the cost.

Perhaps you'd simply like to take advantage of modern technology like computers, the Internet or digital entertainment but aren't sure how. Take a look at the appropriate pages to gain an insight into the possibilities.

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