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are in a wheelchair. Pressalit offers flexible, height-adjustable kitchen cabinets and countertops that allow users to accessibly use the kitchen with ease.

Brondell water filter technology, and Samsung’s Smart Hub refrigerator and oven, let you see what items need to be refilled with cameras inside the fridge, and comes in handy if you’re at the grocery store and forgot the grocery list. Meals can be started in the oven right from a smartphone.

while Shaw Floor’s Sole with SensFloor technology incorporates a safe and discreet sensor, alerting caregivers if a someone falls.

Remote health monitoring devices

While not available in the mansion, Lisa recommends Livio AI hearing aids, which have fall detection and track body and brain health in 27 languages. Zibrio’s SmartScale measures movements that indicate risk of falling. MouthLab by Aidar Health monitors more than 10 medical parameters, including temperature, respiratory rate, blood pressure, breathing patterns, heart rate, lung function, etc. in 30 seconds.

The MedWand handheld device allows for remote office visits and real-time collection of vital sign readings, to accurately monitor medical conditions regardless of location. H2-BP is the world’s smallest and lightest wearable blood pressure monitor. Med-Q Automatic Pill Dispenser will flash the corresponding day slot with a bright red light and blast an alarm that increases in volume until pills are taken.

Accessible kitchen

Functional design is important for everyone, whether short in stature, have shoulder issues, or

Reaching upper cabinets safely with accessible countertops to cut, mix and stir encourages everyone to engage in the kitchen. An automatic stove shutoff device like Stove Safety from FireAvert automatically shuts the stove off if food starts smoking to prevent a fire or burned pan from unattended or forgotten cooking, saving lives and property.

“It can be daunting to redesign a home for four generations of family members all living under one roof,” says Cini. “I know because I renovated our family home to service the needs of our kids in their teens, parents in their 40s, grandparents in their 70s and a 95-year-old greatgrandmother with Alzheimer’s/ dementia. The good news is that 55 of the nation’s top manufactures like Shaw flooring, JACLO, Williams-Sonoma, Pressalit and Brondell have included their products designed for seniors in the mansion so folks can fully experience these technologies in the context of how it can integrate into their own lives.”