Hi Dumas,
On <Mon, 22 Mar 20>, you wrote me:

.. There is no one to help the aged to operate the ipads for facetime.

I think it is a good idea, but it is not perfect as you have pointed
out. My father's wife has a mother in her 90's. While she is not completely senile, we have discussed that she will have difficulty understanding why her daughters are no longer allowed to visit,
how to operate something like an ipad/iphone and do face time, etc.

What they need is this: A large screen monitor + a webcam, on a rolling table / or on some wallmout with a swivel, and the system is "ON" and connected to the internet 24/7 ..and configured so that you can view and talk to the person remotely, at anytime. ipads can get lost or stolen. But this system only requires the monitor/webcam to face the individual using it. These virtual visits would be much better than few or no physical visits for extended periods of time.

If the system is on wheels, then the "problem" could be to keep rig's power cables adequately free from getting caught on something in the room.

If the rig is wallmounted on a swivel arm, then that might be better.

I am worried for the lady. She only went into care within the past
18 months or so. I am afraid this isolation will either finally
drive her to senility or to death, even if not directly from any virus.

The isolation and avoidance can slowing increase feelings of maliase and depression. Many of the care workers are often too busy to sit bedside and be company. There are many long periods of isolation.

I'm partially involved in a music device program in the long-care facility in my town. I'll leave that for another message thread.


..Regards,
August

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What they need is this: A large screen monitor + a webcam, on a rolling table >/ or on some wallmout with a swivel, and the system is "ON" and connected to >the internet 24/7 ..and configured so that you can view and talk to the person
remotely, at anytime. ipads can get lost or stolen. But this system only >requires the monitor/webcam to face the individual using it. These virtual >visits would be much better than few or no physical visits for extended periods
of time.

As most of them probably have TVs that'd be something to try. If it was me
I would want it to be "at the ready" but maybe not always on... it should
alert the person that they are being watched and listened to, unless they
are to the point of needing 24hr monitoring. That'd be pretty awesome!

If the rig is wallmounted on a swivel arm, then that might be better.

Agreed.

The isolation and avoidance can slowing increase feelings of maliase and >depression. Many of the care workers are often too busy to sit bedside and be >company. There are many long periods of isolation.

I saw an article where this fellow was visiting a relative (maybe his
father or grandfather) at a home. The person is luckily on the ground
floor, so the younger of the two sits outside the window, and the older
inside, and they talk over the phone. That way they get to see each other every day without the younger person bringing germs to the older one.

These are the times we need to be creative! :)


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Hi Dumas,
On <Wed, 24 Mar 20>, you wrote me:

As most of them probably have TVs that'd be something to try. If it
was me I would want it to be "at the ready" but maybe not always
on... it should alert the person that they are being watched and
listened to, unless they are to the point of needing 24hr monitoring. That'd be pretty awesome!

I have seen many "residents" of those places NOT have TV's in every room. Instead, there is a communal TV in other open areas of the facility. If they can't walk themselves, they are wheeled to those rooms. When my mom was staying in such a place, the TV in her room was an extra charge, and it was an old 20" CRT. She had trouble operating the remote (tiny buttons) and sometimes the remote got lost under the blankets or was found on the floor.

A voice activated solution might work, but then there are the people who have trouble articulating words at some point. My mom was of the latter. So.. I would have liked a solution where I could control the camera by remote, from home, and pop up on the screen for her to at least say hello and let her know I was on my may to visit or something like that. The system would be ready 24/7.

I saw an article where this fellow was visiting a relative (maybe his father or grandfather) at a home. The person is luckily on the
ground floor, so the younger of the two sits outside the window, and
the older inside, and they talk over the phone...

There are several stories like that being reported here too. In one, both couples are seniors. But one of them is in the hospital, and the other one is outside at the window sending messages with a few large flash cards. At least they get to "see" each other.

But a TV/webcam rig for ought to be the norm in 2020.


..Regards,
August

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Re: corona concern, videotel
By: August Abolins to Dumas Walker on Mon Mar 23 2020 10:38 pm

out. My father's wife has a mother in her 90's. While she is not completely senile, we have discussed that she will have difficulty understanding why her daughters are no longer allowed to visit,
how to operate something like an ipad/iphone and do face time, etc.

What they need is this: A large screen monitor + a webcam, on a rolling tab / or on some wallmout with a swivel, and the system is "ON" and connected to

no, what she needs is someone who is not sick to visit her.
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August Abolins wrote to Dumas Walker <=-

What they need is this: A large screen monitor + a webcam, on a
rolling table

I did just that at a previous job. We had a proprietary video conferencing system that was horrendously expensive, and commercial Skype on most
people's desktops (my company owned a part of Skype at the time)

We bought rollabout carts, took end-of-life dual core desktops, big monitors and Logitech orbit cameras to make a rolling Skype solution. Worked great.


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But a TV/webcam rig for ought to be the norm in 2020.

Makes you wonder why no one else has thought of doing this in senior's facilties before?


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Hi Mro,
On <Wed, 24 Mar 20>, you wrote me:

Dumas Walker wrote..
DW>> ..she will have difficulty understanding why her
DW>> daughters are no longer allowed to visit, how to operate
DW>> something like an ipad/iphone and do face time, etc.

What they need is this: A large screen monitor + a webcam, on a
rolling tab / or on some wallmout with a swivel, and the system is
"ON" and connected to

no, what she needs is someone who is not sick to visit her.

In a perfect world, yes. But this thread is about finding a suitable substitution.


..Regards,
August

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