Smart House

Delivering Senior Wellbeing with Technology

Date
Challenges
Senior Demographics
The U.S. currently has a population of 51 million
citizens age 65 and older
That number is expected to double by 2060.
Life Expectancy is Increasing
Life Expectancy is Increasing

A WOMAN TURNING age 65 today can

EXPECT TO LIVE on average UNTIL AGE
86.6

A MAN REACHING age 65 today can EXPECT

TO LIVE on average UNTIL AGE 84.3
The Flip Side of Longevity

Healthcare costs are increasing

People haven’t saved up for a long retirement

Number one fear among seniors is visiting a doctor because

of out of pocket costs
Caregiving Shortage
Caregiving Shortage
Caregiving Shortage
Themes
Desire to Age in Place
Moving towards a Wellness Model of
Care
Leslie Saxon, founder and executive director of
the USC Center for Body Computing, said,
“Imagine a model of healthcare that’s always
available and driven by data so you’re
continuously collecting data off your body, about
your environment, your nutrition, and
activity,”… “then it delivers back to you
personalized health care throughout your whole
life. You don’t have to be in a brick-and-mortar
building to get it, and you have access to the
world’s best experts.”
Technology Trends
Technology Spectrum

Computers

Smart Phones

Voice Assistants

Wearables

Virtual Reality

Smart Sensors

Cameras

Robotics

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Software

Digital Voice
Assistants

Google Home Amazon Echo

Use Cases

Communication with Caregivers and Family Members

Information

Entertainment

Microservices

Medication Reminders

Social Connectedness

Home Automation
Virtual Reality

Caregiver Training

Cognitive Behaviors

Pain Management

PTSD

Wellness

Anxiety
Sensors

Data capture

Sensory

Ultrasound

Motion

Camera
Use Cases

Fall Risk Management

Wandering

Activity Tracking

Behavior Analysis

Presence Detection
 Nighttime
Falls
Sedentary Lifestyle &
Wandering
Odd & Erratic Eating
Habits
Infrequent or Excessive Bathroom
Activities
Sleep Patterns &
Sleeplessness
Medication
Adherence
Can Technology be used for Cost
Reduction
Case Study Family Caregiving

Araceli Garcia, 31, is the medical and financial power of

attorney for her maternal grandparents, both with
Alzheimer’s and other chronic illnesses like diabetes. Her
grandfather, 90, speaks little English. Her grandmother,
89, speaks none at all. Ms. Garcia’s mother, 56, provides
Problem
the hands-on care, dressing and bathing, cooking, but
doesn’t drive or speak English well.
Millenials spend a larger
“That leaves me,” says Ms. Garcia, who is single and lives
with her mother in San Diego county. Ms. Garcia confers
with the doctors, the pharmacist, the insurance company
and landlord.
Solution Remote Monitoring
Cost Benefit

Araceli Garcia used to spend 20 hours every week in caring for her
grandparents which has an economic cost of $400 weekly

With a virtual care monitoring system in place, she is able to reduce

that time to 15 hours every week

This translates into a cost saving of $100 weekly, or $5200 annually.

The cost of installing the virtual care monitoring system was $ 2000,
and a monthly subscription fee of $55, total cost $660 annually.

Net saving $2540, not forgetting the peace of mid dividend.

Case Study Age in Place

John and Mary are in their late 60’s, they are fairly
technology aware.

They plan to live and age in their own homes into the
foreseeable future. They both have aging parents, currently
they live separately, but they need to plan for a future where
they may have total care of their aging parents in their own
home

Their fear; the cost of moving them to a Senior Living facility

is on the average $3500 per month, their financial situation
doesn’t allow for that.
Solution Home Automation
Cost Benefit

Thinking ahead and planning for a situation where can

potentially save $3500 per month by not moving into a
senior living facility
Use Case Skill Nursing Facility

Their challenges

Managing manpower costs

They work with insurance providers and their mandate is to

reduce readmission rates

They also need to reduce post discharge care management

costs, like monitoring medication adherence and care
compliance
Solution: Custom Voice Application
Cost Benefit

The facility has been able to reduce readmissions rate

Better compliance - better healthcare outcomes

Reduced manpower operations by 10 hours per week.

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