TY - GEN
T1 - Aging in Smart Environments for Independence
AU - Miller, Jordan
AU - McDaniel, Troy
AU - Bernstein, Michael J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/11/12
Y1 - 2020/11/12
N2 - This paper highlights current technological limitations and offers recommendations for scientists and engineers when designing devices to support aging in place. Existing technology for older adults to support independent living is examined as well as the implications of contextual factors, namely, location, on how people live and age based on the location in which they reside. This is the first review to investigate how challenges of aging change relative to location of residence and, subsequently, how such variation may inform technological solutions. To date, few devices consider the environment in which older individuals age. Places examined include aging: at home; assisted living facilities; nursing homes; and family housing. Challenges found in common across these locations were financial strain and isolation. In addition, each setting was found to have its own unique hurdles. Understanding these barriers is essential to developing technology that enables older adults to successfully age in place.
AB - This paper highlights current technological limitations and offers recommendations for scientists and engineers when designing devices to support aging in place. Existing technology for older adults to support independent living is examined as well as the implications of contextual factors, namely, location, on how people live and age based on the location in which they reside. This is the first review to investigate how challenges of aging change relative to location of residence and, subsequently, how such variation may inform technological solutions. To date, few devices consider the environment in which older individuals age. Places examined include aging: at home; assisted living facilities; nursing homes; and family housing. Challenges found in common across these locations were financial strain and isolation. In addition, each setting was found to have its own unique hurdles. Understanding these barriers is essential to developing technology that enables older adults to successfully age in place.
KW - aging in place
KW - gerontechnology
KW - older adults
KW - robotics
KW - seniors
KW - smart home
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85113222388&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ISTAS50296.2020.9462211
DO - 10.1109/ISTAS50296.2020.9462211
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85113222388
T3 - International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings
SP - 115
EP - 123
BT - Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2020
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2020
Y2 - 12 November 2020 through 15 November 2020
ER -