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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can use the post office’s Informed Delivery service to get pictures of your parent’s mail in daily emails so you can make sure important things get handled. [/quote]

This, and there are so many online tools now.

For my mom, from my phone, I can:

- curate her YouTube videos, so it's a continuous loop of her favorite shows. I can also turn it off/pause when she falls asleep in front of the tv.
- Cox voice tool - to block spam and see who she is keeping in touch with
- assess all her financial and health accounts (pension, Medicare, Kaiser, etc)
- security cameras (esp one pointed at the stove - gives alert when there is motion)
- robot vacuum - can set it up to run on schedule
- air tag on her keys (if she ever gets lost, I can get to her location). keeps her keys on lanyard.
- smart lights - when she's not home, I can turn on for security

Around the house, she has a huge calendar and large day/time/date clocks to keep her organized.
Externally, placed a bunch of "ADT" signs and solar lights in her yard; no trespass/solicitation stickers on the door.
 
And yes to Amazon Alexa - the drop in feature is brilliant. I get alerted (fm camera) when she's in a particular room and I can drop in - we video call every morning - just love this feature.[/quote]

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