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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rosie Taylor

‘I track my mum, 86, with an AI monitor so she doesn’t have to move into care’

Rhona D'Arcy uses an AI monitor to check that her mum Heather White is safe at home - (Rhona D'Arcy)

It is never easy caring for an elderly parent with dementia, especially when you live a three-hour drive away. But Rhona D’Arcy is able to keep an eye on her mother Heather White, 86, despite the distance, thanks to a system of AI monitors in her home.

Heather has vascular dementia but can only afford to have private carers visit briefly twice a day.

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