It lets you monitor an elderly family member's home and sends you a text message if anything unusual is detected.

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The 15 member states of the EU have yet to approve the text's words, even without any numbers.

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If no message arrives, the central computer sends a text-message reminder to the patient, or to a family member or carer.

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