Remember those commercials for LifeAlert? “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” Those cheesy, melodramatic ads became a sort of cultural punchline in the 1990s, but they nonetheless underscored a very important need. The commercials represented an earnest attempt at bridging the gap between in-person care and technology-assisted care. The idea was that when someone fell, they could press a button to get immediate care and attention.
