Title :
Assistive independent living for senior citizens with special cognitive needs
Author :
Fong, A.C.M. ; Fong, Bernard ; Li, C.K.
Abstract :
Population aging is a growing issue for many metropolitan cities. With the proven effectiveness of assistive technology for elderly care, a smart home healthcare system that utilizes assistive technology would facilitate independent living for senior citizens with cognitive impairment living alone. The main objective of the proposed system is to provide patients with a point-of-care solution with minimal user intervention while reducing the demand for public healthcare services.
Keywords :
age issues; cognition; geriatrics; health care; assistive independent living; assistive technology; metropolitan cities; point-of-care solution; population aging; public healthcare service; senior citizens; smart home healthcare system; special cognitive needs; user intervention; Biomedical monitoring; Monitoring; Senior citizens; Smart homes; Telemedicine; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics (GCCE), 2012 IEEE 1st Global Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1500-5
DOI :
10.1109/GCCE.2012.6379653
