Smart Home Technology for Seniors: A Practical Guide to Aging in Place with Simple Devices, Safer Routines, Privacy-Aware Choices, and More Independence at Home: 1 - Softcover

Harlan, Daniel R.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798173923189

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

You want everyday life at home to be easier. Choosing smart devices can feel like another job.

Smart Home Technology for Seniors gives older adults and the families who support them a practical way to decide what belongs in their home. Start with one daily frustration, compare simple options, and plan a first project you can understand and control.

Use the Independence-First Filter before you buy. Work through six questions covering the problem, the simplest reasonable option, control, privacy, reliability, and backup.

Inside, you will learn how to:

• Compare smart lighting, plugs, voice assistants, doorbells, locks, and home-awareness sensors by the everyday tasks they could help with.
• Check Wi-Fi, hubs, compatibility, account ownership, and ongoing costs before committing to a device.
• Set clear boundaries for data collection and family access, with help that respects your choices.
• Prepare practical alternatives for power, internet, battery, phone, or account problems.
• Plan one manageable project, review it after 30 days, and build a maintenance routine you can keep up with.

Put your decisions on paper with 12 practical tools. The Home Friction Map, Technology Decision Card, Family Access Agreement, and My Device Failure Card help you connect what you read to your own home. Eleven chapter checkpoints give you a clear next step as you work through the book.

Choose technology with a clear purpose, control you understand, and a backup you can use.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798173923189
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 161