Looking for ways to support aging loved ones with technology? In this video, I show how Home Assistant can be set up as a powerful smart home platform for elder care, safety, and peace of mind. Using sensors and automations, you can create a home that helps monitor daily routines, track important activities, and send alerts when something might be wrong.
Whether you’re caring for parents, grandparents, or any aging family member, Home Assistant offers affordable tools to help them stay independent longer while giving caregivers confidence that support is always close by. I’ll walk through practical examples of how to integrate health monitoring, activity tracking, and home safety features into your existing smart home setup.
If you want to learn more about building a smarter, safer home for your family, subscribe for future videos where I share more ideas, setups, and step-by-step guides to make technology work for you.
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Platform Hardware & Software
Raspberry Pi 5 4GB Kit w/128GB SD card
https://amzn.to/4lR1DOpRaspberry Pi Imager:
https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/Home Assistant Green (hardware + software):
https://amzn.to/40BVGMDHome Assistant Software:
https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/ZimaBoard Single Board Server:
https://shop.zimaspace.com/products/zimaboard-single-board-serverAwesome Home Assistant Setup Tutorials
Reed @ Smart Home Solver:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4gvkmJ8q48Paul @ Hibbert Home Tech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI3lhgOiZ-8WiFi-Based Sensors
Smart Light Bulb TP-Kasa (WiFi)
https://amzn.to/477gAalSmart Plug Sonoff S31 (WiFi)
https://amzn.to/4oeIdoa, Kauf
https://amzn.to/3H73rDJMoen Flo Whole-Home Water Monitor (WiFi)
https://amzn.to/41hDgRqThirdReality Infrared Motion Sensor (Zigbee):
https://amzn.to/4l3sFk6 (requires a Zigbee dongle sold separately -
https://amzn.to/46ui7Hi)Music and Video Credits
Music: “Embrace” by Evgeny_Bardyuzha @ Pixabay
Video: “Married old couple” by Eaktas06 @ Pixabay
Video: “Nha Trang Old Person” by Sharaed @ Pixabay
Video: “Couple Love Together” by xBriantcx @ Pixabay
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