HIT Consultant January 29, 2020
– As the aging population grows, IoT-sensors and enabled devices can fill in the gaps where families lack visibility and nurses lack time or resources.
Healthcare has arrived at a critical inflection point. Baby boomers, the largest living generation of 72 million people, are reaching the age where they require more care. This surge in seniors coincides with other care-related variables, including Baby Boomers’ evolving lifestyle expectations and the current nursing shortage. Providers, patients, and their families need to reconsider appropriate senior care and how that care is delivered.
Whether seniors remain at home or move to an assisted living facility, their care requires visibility, accountability, and actionability. For families who can’t be there 24/7, and for nurses...