Mark James Francis

Elderly Care Smart Homes UK: Help your parents age safely at home with Croft

Hi, I'm Mark from the UK. I left my 15 year career in tech around 2 years ago. I'm now building hardware and software for elderly care. In the UK, the cost of elderly care is skyrocketing. The aging population is only increasing. It's not unusual to spend £1000 ($1,300) a week on care. In the UK, we have 13 million people over the age of 65, and over 4 million over 65's live alone. 1 in 4 over 65's will fall each year and 1/5th of those are classed as a "long lie" of over an hour. A long lie doubles the chance of death, even if the initial injuries are not life threatening. We have the…