May 6, 2010, 11 am-12:30 pm at the Bedford Council on Aging
May 13, 2010, 7-8:30 pm at Concord-Carlisle Cable TV Studio, Concord-Carlisle High School

Safety alert technology. Online communication services. Remote medical sensors. There are so many devices to help us monitor our health and communicate.   And new ones on the way.

Are you confused about the new technologies to help senior citizens, the disabled and their caregivers? Some are truly beneficial to elders, the disabled, their families and caregivers, while others are mere gadgets or toys that aren’t a good value. We will help you separate the real hype from the real help, allowing wiser choices in this bewildering, rapidly expanding marketplace. We will review some of the high tech tools on the market, highlighting ones we think have the ability to help you stay connected, happy, safe and healthy. Included will be remote medical monitoring devices, safety alert technology, and consumer technology customized for seniors and the disabled. You will come away better able to assess new technologies for yourself.

To Register for Concord: Call 978-318-1540 or register online for Course Number #4321 at www.ace.colonial.net. Fee: $10 donation. Location: 500 Walden Street, Concord (enter the front left door where glowing Adult Education sign can be seen). Bedford Class: no charge, no registration through the Bedford Council on Aging, 12 Mudge Way, Bedford.

Presenters: Jim Reynolds has been a National Practice Leader for IBM in the area of mobile and wireless technology. His family has owned and run the largest private-pay home care agencies in Florida and Kansas since 1992. Continuing the family business, he is the owner of Caring Companion Connections in Concord.

Deborah Bier, PhD, has been a health care educator, author, and wellness coach for 20 years. She holds a doctorate in counseling and has helped hundreds of individuals and families to live better with chronic illness and disability. She is the director of the Concord office of Caring Companion Connections.

The event in Bedford is sponsored by the Bedford Council on Aging

The event in Concord is sponsored by Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education
and will be recorded for future broadcast. CCC’s speaker fee will be donated to the
MinuteMan Senior Services Meals-On-Wheels program.