Voice command and recognition software, and voice-enabled software applications for use in enabling caregivers to monitor and communicate with seniors and others needing assistance in order that they may live independently in their homes; wireless communications software for voice, audio and data transmission; wireless communication devices for voice-enabled software applications for voice, data or image transmissions; voice recognition and voice command software for customizing, enhancing and personalizing cloud-connected and voice-controlled software applications; software and hardware for contacting and transmitting emergency assistance services of any type; software and hardware for use in remote medical diagnostic and treatment services; software and hardware for controlling and interfacing with automatic medicine dispensers; computer hardware and software for interfacing with telemedicine software applications; software for monitoring, recording and measuring cognitive function in healthcare patients; wireless audio monitoring system consisting primarily of a network of microphones for monitoring, recording and transmitting sound of in-home patients to remote locations; computer software for mobile phones, tablets and other wireless devices, namely, software for use in monitoring safety of patients in a healthcare setting and recording and transmitting sound and speech recordings to remote locations; voice-controlled audio speakers; audio speakers for audibly communicating to other voice command and recognition devices and software applications; personal assistant software for use in and with a voice-enabled virtual caregiver which is configured and controlled by a person other than the senior or other needing assistance in their home for providing medication and medical appointment reminders and for transmission of voice and data in order to communicate with the user; personal companion software for cognitive stimulation, simulated social interaction and cognitive functional monitoring of medical and other patients; computer software used for controlling voice accessible information and personal assistant and companion devices; software and hardware for interfacing with cloud-connected and voice-controlled smart consumer electronic devices and telemedicine software applications; stand-alone voice controlled information devices, namely, cloud-connected and voice-controlled smart audio speakers with virtual personal assistant capabilities; home automation and home device integration software for use in initiating reminders for seniors and others needing assistance through a two-way dialog, and for use in monitoring, through internal and external sensors, their health and mental acuity and detecting falls, and for use in interfacing with off the shelf home automation and telehealth devices; stand-alone voice controlled personal simulated companionship device consisting of cloud-connected and voice-controlled smart audio speakers for integrating services provided via apps; wireless audio monitoring system consisting primarily of a network of distributed indoor microphones for monitoring, recording and transmitting sound and speech to remote locations, computers and devices