Best Buy sees growth in health care technology for elderly

Best Buy Co said Sept 25 that in five years it hopes to provide 5 million seniors with health monitoring services, which can range from sensors placed throughout a home to a pendant worn around the neck. — AFP

NEW YORK: The largest consumer electronics chain in the US, known for selling TV sets, cellphones and laptops, is looking to health care as a big source of its future growth.

Best Buy Co said Sept 25 that in five years it hopes to provide 5 million seniors with health monitoring services, which can range from sensors placed throughout a home to a pendant worn around the neck. It currently provides the service to 1 million.