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Four observations from AI and the Future of Care Work research

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Demand and costs are up, and availability of workers is down. Add the baby boomer population growth – all will pass 65 in just 7 more years -- in conjunction with a shortage of workers able and willing to help them. For example, in healthcare, innovators are looking at AI as a way to analyze unstructured data.

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Four factors underpin AI potential in health and home care

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Healthcare delivery is migrating away from hospitals. However, telehealth represents only only 5% of healthcare claims , with utilization concentrated on mental health, hypertension ranking high on the list of claims. Tech will assist work in home and home healthcare.

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What is the Price of Disengaged Healthcare Workers?

Electronic Health Reporter

By Erica Doherty, healthcare industry and solution strategy director, Infor. That is not only disheartening, but scary, especially when talking about workers in the healthcare industry. Overall, the price tag of disengagement […]. Overall, the price tag of disengagement […].

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Technology transformation in home care must and will accelerate

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And the shortages in home care , home healthcare , skilled nursing facilities and senior living are juxtaposed with an overall labor shortage, just as the oldest baby boomer has turned 76 and has significant remaining life expectancy. It is obvious that where it is feasible, technology is introduced to compensate for lack of workers.

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AI and the Internet of Caring Things

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consider interactions with call centers, drive-through food locations, healthcare portals and and banking websites – as well as websites that present chatbots as a parallel option when responding to a query to pop up with ‘how can we help’. And not enough workers for US nursing homes. See Canada’s emergency rooms.

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Five tech offerings serving the family, senior and home care continuum

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Or that workers in each of those do not also find work in nursing homes. Senior living companies (and families) augment limited staff with home care workers. And depending on health, wealth or financial planning, many older adults will one day move to nursing homes, where the worker pool matches that in the other care services.

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New report: AI and the Future of Care Work 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Healthcare delivery is migrating away from the hospital. Telehealth represents only 5% of healthcare claims , with utilization concentrated on mental health and hypertension ranking high on the list of claims. Home care growth projections are inversely proportional to worker availability.