What if technologies replaced humans in elderly care?
What if technologies replaced humans in elderly care?
Could technologies respond to the challenges associated with the ageing European population? While future assistive technologies for elderly care are promising, current technologies are not used to their full potential. Effective change should target all social groups, not only the elderly. ‘One-size-fits-all’ approaches for technology and policy are not well suited to elderly care because everyone has different abilities and individual circumstances. The establishment of a defined profession of experts in the application of assistive technologies for elderly care could play an important role in supporting the development of the sector.
Publication type:
policy brief
Publication language:
English
Publication date:
2019-10
Publication URL:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2019/634449/EPRS_ATA(2019)634449_EN.pdf
Institute:
European Parliament / Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) (STOA)
Country:
EU