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The Brilliant Software That's Turning Grandma's TV Into a Caregiving Tool

A TV-based caregiving platform keeps the elderly in touch
Elder advocate: Kian Saneii of Independa.

Kian Saneii has worked in the technology sector for almost 30 years, so he looks at the world through a techie’s lens. When he began helping his parents take care of his elderly grandparents, he was shocked to find that the digital world had barely made a foothold in elder care. 

“I had that personal experience, and when I began looking into things, there was not a brand out there associated with taking care of grandma and grandpa,” he says. “I wondered why it is

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