"Your home is a death trap. It is a place where, if you're not careful, your furniture can topple and crush you. You can burn yourself on the stove, choke on a meal, slip in the shower or drown in the bathtub. And for people with Alzheimer's or dementia the risk of experiencing serious accidents at home goes up. What happens, for example, if someone puts food on the stove to cook and forgets to turn it off?"
"[CLIP: The narrator of the Smart House trailer continues speaking:Complete with video wall projections, a state-of-the-art control room, floor absorbers and maternal instincts. The house speaks to Ben's sister, Angie: Biorhythm analysis indicates this is exactly the outfit you would've selected yourself.] McDonough: More than a quarter-century later we don't yet have floors that suck up spills or holographic assistantsat least, most of us don't."
Homes contain many everyday hazards that can cause serious injury or death, including toppled furniture, stove burns, choking, slips and drowning. People with Alzheimer's or dementia face higher risk of serious household accidents, such as leaving food cooking and forgetting to turn off the stove. AI and smart-home technologies are being developed to approximate caregiving functions by monitoring, alerting, and reducing hazards. Such technologies can reduce caregiver strain and improve safety through real-time observation and automated interventions. Popular culture visions of computerized houses illustrate the potential, even as many advanced features remain uncommon in most households.
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