McKnight’s Senior Living February 20, 2024
A growing body of research indicates that smart home health technology provides a wealth of benefits for home care patients and other older adults aging in place.
In a literature review published in BMC Geriatrics, researchers analyzed 163 studies conducted between 2000 and 2021 concerning the use of smart home health technologies. Those technologies included tools to monitor patients’ physiological well-being or functional status, safety and security technology; tools that facilitate social interaction; and other instruments such as home reminder systems or medication management devices.
The most common benefit associated with smart home health technology was that it effectively helps clinicians and caregivers continuously monitor patients, which “makes caregiving simpler, more efficient, holistic or of higher quality,” according to the...
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