DISRUPTIVE TRENDS IN AGED CARE
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<strong>DISRUPTIVE</strong> <strong>TRENDS</strong> <strong>IN</strong> <strong>AGED</strong> <strong>CARE</strong><br />
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“It needs to be passive and unintrusive in order to succeed. Devices need<br />
to exist without much maintenance from older people who might not be<br />
comfortable with technology to begin with. Where people have to wear<br />
something or interact with a machine, they’re less likely to do that,” says<br />
Soar.<br />
And developers in this space have certainly listened.<br />
Consumer independence technology is<br />
currently a $2 billion industry that is<br />
expected to grow to around $30 billion by<br />
2020.<br />
Examples of devices already in existence<br />
today include mobile push-button<br />
emergency response systems, digital pill<br />
dispensers that unlock the correct dosage<br />
each day, daily activity trackers with<br />
biometrics monitoring, and even GPS<br />
insoles to keep an eye on wandering<br />
parents. All of these devices can be<br />
programmed remotely and require little<br />
interaction from their elderly users.
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