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How Caregivers and Elderly Directly Benefit from Innovation
Technology: Caregiving's New Frontier
Editor’s Note: The age-old tradition of hands-on caregiving has assisted generation after generation of family member. But today is a new dawn in elder care, with technological advances stepping forward to help family and professional caregiver alike take better care of aging loved ones. Technology: Caregiving’s New Frontier is a 3-part feature series exploring how technology is changing elder care. This is the second installment.
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Picture this: 15 years from now, nearly half of the US population will be considered “elderly,” when defined as being over the age of 65. We already have a shortage of healthcare workers, and our healthcare system is severely strained. How then, will we ensure that the home healthcare services that this massive and always-growing demographic will demand are going to be available? What quality of care can we expect, and at what cost? How will this affect the ability of older adults to stay independent and have a good quality of life?
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