High-tech gadgets monitor seniors' safety at home

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High-tech gadgets monitor seniors' safety at home

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/high-tech-gadgets-monitor-seniors-safety-home-152143084.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c4Ifh3DMBpuKru2pERM3mg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c9d770ed0e6e2317370f6a706700765a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)" align="left" title="In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) â€" It could mean no more having to check up on Mom or Dad every morning: Motion sensors on the wall and a monitor under the mattress one day might automatically alert you to early signs of trouble well before an elderly loved one gets sick or suffers a fall.</p><br clear="all"/>

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