The future of housing for seniors – or the future of senior housing? Innovators are approaching the tech-enabled future of homes for seniors from multiple directions – support for people with dementia, new approaches to tech in a senior housing campus, new systems for aging at home, and new kinds of age-friendly housing. Innovation is sorely needed -- considering that current approaches to senior housing, whether in assisted living (too expensive) or age-segregated communities (too isolated and/or risky) may not be right for everyone. Here are some other recently noted housing approaches, material is from sites or news:
Home is where seniors are, and for the most part, will stay. But that doesn’t mean they will be shut out from technology innovations – increasingly those innovations are designed to benefit those at home. Increasingly, those organizations that serve older adults must also stay current on new technology developments and assess their fit for the care recipients they serve. Categories of these April offerings include transportation, medication, housing, robotics, and tracking -- information is derived from the companies.
Davenport, Iowa – October 28, 2015 – The newly released Silver Spaces™ mobile app offers a simple IOS application for seniors, their families, health professionals, remodelers, builders, service providers and those who care about and for seniors. Safety and security in the home becomes a valid concern as the population ages and this app offers a room by room checklist, both interior and exterior, that defines what changes could be made to make it more resident-friendly.
Today Redfin (www.redfin.com), the next-generation real estate brokerage, released a list of the 10 best cities for technology-assisted living, which are places where it’s feasible to use technology-based services like Carelinx and Instacart to age in place, rather than moving to an assisted living facility.
