It is not possible for a single person to take care of the elder entirely. The care takers usually have to take shifts and hence a health monitoring system can assist them as it is a record keeper of the health status during all the shifts. The trends in lifestyle and the rising number of dependent elderly is a major problem that many countries are facing now. In this scenario,a constant and reliable assistive technology which can cater the needs of these home bound elders is the need of the hour.