Smart home technologies are not part of the home care solution set. Despite the labor shortage that is impacting the home care industry, technology in the home, especially smart home technology, is not part of the home care solution set. Yet with appropriate use of sensors, cameras, and voice interactions, families and home care providers could improve the wellbeing of older adults, many of whom are alone at home for long stretches of time. What is needed and will emerge over the next five years?
Opt-in collection of meaningful data. Older adults are rightly skeptical about technology designed to monitor them – equating monitoring wit…
Smart home technologies are not part of the home care solution set. Despite the labor shortage that is impacting the home care industry, technology in the home, especially smart home technology, is not part of the home care solution set. Yet with appropriate use of sensors, cameras, and voice interactions, families and home care providers could improve the wellbeing of older adults, many of whom are alone at home for long stretches of time. What is needed and will emerge over the next five years?
Opt-in collection of meaningful data. Older adults are rightly skeptical about technology designed to monitor them – equating monitoring wit…