Technology is helping caretakers, healthcare providers, or family and friends detect and alert elderly persons' behavioral changes, which would help avoid serious consequences.
FREMONT, CA: Shelter-in-place orders issued in response to the COVID-19 epidemic significantly worsened the social isolation and loneliness experienced by many senior and vulnerable members of society, increasing their risk of severe health issues. These trends, along with societal shifts like decreasing intergenerational cohabitation, more comprehensive geographical migration. However, fewer connected groups have put the elderly at risk of social isolation.
Nevertheless, technology is helping caretakers, healthcare providers, or family and friends detect and alert elderly persons' behavioral changes, which would help avoid serious consequences.
The Internet of Things is perfectly placed amongst these technologies available to enable caregivers to assist the well-being of persons at risk when others are unable to be there.IoT-enabled monitors prevent urgent hospitalizations allowing the elderly to stay in their homes more securely by monitoring essential health indicators like dehydration and malnourishment and behavioral changes like reduced mobility.
Let’s see How loT can help caretakers and family members in monitoring the elderly even if they are far away:
Preventive fall detection
Falling is now the second major cause of unintentional or unintentional injury death worldwide, and it becomes increasingly common as people get older. As a result, fall prevention measures must be implemented, including in homes and treatment centers.
