Many caregivers talked about repurposing “baby monitors” to give them piece of mind and be able to ensure their spouse was still breathing, hadn’t fallen, or was still in bed. From seriously ill individuals to those with dementia, video monitoring was an easy and relatively cheap way to stay connected from another room. There are all kinds of baby monitors out there, some with video capability and sound so that you can talk to each other through the monitor, others with only video.