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Care Streams: A Path to Reasonable Care in a Lonely Dying Industry

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Care streams are a way of live-streaming the day-to-day life of a person living with a disability, illness, or in the end-of-life phase.  They have immeasurable value on the individual, their loved ones, and the community that forms to engage with the streamer. ( What's a Care Stream ) I met Roger Faulkner, a 64-year-old polymer  scientist/chemical engineer with ALS, when  he brought his MacBook into the computer  repair store I was employed in late 2018. His dictation function stopped working making it difficult to write patents or emails using his voice and the limited mobility he had left.   While I patched the feature, we started to talk about entrepreneurship. He'd also mentioned wanting a way to leave a large video diary for his son (and family) to have long after he passed. I comped his repair due to the short duration of the fix + the holiday season being near. We traded cards and started exchanging emails a few days later. I thought the live-streaming ...
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What's a Care Stream?

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What's a care stream? A care stream is a live-stream of a person receiving care for a disability, illness, or nearing the end of life phase. Who do care streams benefit?  Those staying or living in assisted living facilities, hospice centers, long-term-care facilities Those living with a disability, illness, disorder, or age which requires the assistance of caregivers Those combating isolation and loneliness through age or environment The caregivers and facilities that treat all the above The family and friends of people receiving care The respective communities which the individual receiving care belongs to. Who can care stream? This is a loaded question but one which you should not jump to exclude yourself from at first glance. Many states have legalized monitoring devices in long-term-care facilities, while other states have forbid them. It's best to request explicit written permission from any facility you are considering to use a monitoring device/care stream. See this f...
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