A growing number of technology companies are developing solutions for monitoring aging parents from a distance. CNET offers a good roundup on companies offering alert devices that notify Boomer-aged children when their parents take their medications (or don’t). Some of the devices actually dispense medications, as well. We’ve reported previously on Intel’s ambitious aging in place initiative, which aims to help people age in place and stay connected with health care providers. There’s potential here for a multibillion dollar industry to emerge. Key questions: Who will bring the products to market, and how will consumers pay for them?

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