Remote Caregiving Plan
Caring for someone from far away
When you can't be there every day, the right technology can help you know they are safe. Most families buy devices one at a time and end up with apps that don't work together and alerts no one trusts. We design the whole system first, a qualified installer puts it in, and we train your family to use it.
30-minute phone call. $50, credited toward your core assessment within 30 days.
In short
The Remote Caregiving Plan is a room-by-room technology plan that helps family support someone from a distance, covering fall detection, safe entry, video check-ins, lighting and stove safety. It is designed by Dr. Russ L'HommeDieu, DPT, ATP, CFPS, and is a $150 deep dive added to a core assessment, in person around Tampa Bay or by video in Florida, New York and Ohio. It does not include a Contractor Consultation or 24-hour monitoring.
Reviewed by Russ L'HommeDieu, DPT, ATP, CFPS. Last updated .
Key facts
- Price
- +$150, added to a core assessment. Included with Membership.
- Format
- In person around Tampa Bay (see our service area). By video for homes in Florida, New York and Ohio.
- You receive
- A room-by-room plan with devices, specifications, placement and priorities, one family training session by video (up to 60 minutes), and a follow-up call after installation
- Not included
- A Contractor Consultation ($150, available separately), installation, or 24-hour monitoring
- How to start
- A $50 Initial Consultation, a 30-minute phone call.
How this fits with your core assessment
Every core assessment report touches on this topic. The deep dive goes further, with its own written plan. Dr. L'HommeDieu can add it to your visit on the consultation call.
In your core reportWhere a fall could go unseen, and how help would get in.
In the deep diveA room-by-room technology plan: fall detection, safe entry, video check-ins, lighting and stove safety, with family training by video.
Is this for you?
- You live out of the area or out of state from someone you care for.
- An older adult lives alone and wants to stay in their own home.
- The family is adjusting after a hospital stay, a fall or a new diagnosis.
- You have bought devices that are not working together.
What happens
The $50 consultation
We talk through goals, concerns and who is involved in care, and schedule a core assessment with the Remote Caregiving deep dive added.
Assessment
During your core assessment, in the home or by video, we look at the person, their daily routines, the home layout, Wi-Fi and cell signal, devices already in place, and each family member's role.
Your written plan
A room-by-room plan with devices, specifications, placement and priorities.
Installation
You choose a qualified installer and pay them directly. You share your written plan with them. The plan does not include a Contractor Consultation. If you want us to prepare a contractor-ready prescription and talk with your installer, add a Contractor Consultation for $150.
Family training
A video session to set up alerts and practice what each person does when an alert comes in, then a follow-up call after installation.
What the plan covers
- Fall detection: wearable and camera-free options, matched to how the person lives
- Safe entry: smart door locks with separate, scheduled codes for aides, family and emergency responders
- The front door: video doorbells so the person and family can see who is there
- Staying in touch: a video calling setup simple enough to use every day
- Lighting: automatic lighting from bed to bathroom and at entrances
- Environmental controls: voice or app control matched to hand function, hearing, vision and memory
- Kitchen safety: automatic stove shutoff options for electric and gas ranges
- Heat and cooling: thermostat alerts when the home gets too hot or too cold
- Storms and outages: what still works without power or internet, and a simple low-tech plan
What you get
- A written Remote Caregiving Plan: room-by-room devices, specifications, placement and priorities
- An Alert and Response Plan: who receives each alert and what they do
- A Storm and Outage Plan
- A Home Monitoring Agreement, reviewed with the person being monitored or their legal representative
- One family training session by video (up to 60 minutes, any number of family members) and a follow-up call after installation
Qualified installers
Many plug-in devices can be set up by family, with our guidance by video. Hardwired lighting, door locks, stove shutoffs, thermostats and backup power go to qualified installers, such as licensed electricians, security and low-voltage installers, and HVAC contractors. Any work on a gas range goes to a licensed gas contractor. You choose your installer, contract with them and pay them directly. A Contractor Consultation is not part of the plan; it can be added for $150. See our Contractor Network.
Privacy and respect
Monitoring should protect independence, not take it away. We plan with the person being monitored, not just about them. We do not recommend cameras in bedrooms or bathrooms. Health information in your plan is protected under HIPAA.
What we do not do
We do not sell devices, and we accept no fees or commissions from device makers, retailers, monitoring companies or installers. We do not provide 24-hour monitoring or emergency response. In an emergency, call 911.
Common questions
Do you monitor my parent?
No. We design the system and train your family. Alerts go to the people and services you choose. We do not provide 24-hour monitoring or emergency response.
Does it include a full home hazard check?
The deep dive focuses on technology. The full home hazard check comes from the core assessment it is added to.
Will it work during a hurricane?
Every plan includes a Storm and Outage Plan that shows what keeps working without power or internet and what the backup plan is.
Start with a $50 Initial Consultation
Every service starts with a 30-minute call. Dr. L'HommeDieu works through what you need, gathers the important details about the person and the home, and schedules the right visit with you. Your $50 is credited toward any visit you book within 30 days.
30-minute phone call. $50, credited toward any visit within 30 days.
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