Several good technology suggestions already, but I want to emphasize a suggestion of a different kind. Recalibrate your culture: live with (or very near to) fa

Several good technology suggestions already, but I want to emphasize a suggestion of a different kind. Recalibrate your culture: live with (or very near to) family so you can help your family. We see concerns like these often enough about complex technological solutions to help lonely, elderly, and otherwise impaired family members, and the tech suggestions are nice, but there is no substitute for actually being there for someone, no substitute for actually being a family member in the traditional sense, i.e. to be physically available free of charge, no strings attached, and without technological limitations, to almost immediately help a kinsman, your blood, with whatever it is they need. Modernity has dealt a serious blow to the traditional family, Anglo cultures in particular. What used to be provided with tender love and care for free from one's kinfolk is now packaged and sold to you as a variety of products and services. I think it's a bad thing for everyone involved, on many levels, financially, liberty-wise, and socially. I realize this solution is likely an unfeasible change for you, for many, but it really ought to become the norm again, for our children's sake.