Multiple and varied technologies and services are available to the monitoring sector of the security industry today. Whether you are providing seniors with personal emergency response (PERS) devices or offering live video streams for homes, the business of monitoring has something for everyone. As 2015 commences, SDM asked members of the industry for their take on four areas of central station monitoring today — PERS and other lifestyle products such as automation, video surveillance, new communications (ASAP-to-PSAP), and the options for end-user interaction.
According the CDC’s 2013 State of Aging and Health in America report, the current growth in the number and proportion of older adults in the United States is unprecedented in the nation’s history. By 2050, it is anticipated that Americans aged 65 or older will number nearly 80 million people, reported the U.S. Census Bureau.