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to Help Seniors and Others Convert to HDTV Department Of Commerce Offers up to $80

On February 17, 2009, all full-powered television stations will begin broadcasting only in
digital, as required by law. To assist U.S. households with this historic transition, the
National Telecommunication and Information Administration, part of the U.S.
Department of Commerce, created the TV Converter Box Coupon Program to help
Americans continue receiving over-the-air television after February 17, 2009.

LA Times list of "GrandCare" Monitoring systems

Today’s Los Angeles times Home section has an excellent article in supporting the alternative option to assisted living by using new technology called “GrandCare” systems. These systems use computers, sensor, and webcams to help seniors live safely at home, maintain their independence, and give both the seniors and their adult children peace of mind.
The article continues to comment on the “aging in place” movement driven by baby boomers and the enormous burden on the U.S. healthcare system.
“Corporations and government policy makers realize that as the boomers age, the costs won’t be sustainable if we continue to do business the way we’re doing it right now,” says Majd Alwan, director of the Center for Aging Services Technologies in Washington, D.C.
“There is an intrinsic value to the home, where the individual has a sense of accomplishment and a level of comfort that they will never replicate by moving,” says Peter Bell executive director of the National Aging in Place Council in Washington, D.C. Click here to read the entire article.