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Technology transformation in home care must and will accelerate

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consider that older adults remain in hospitals and rehab facilities because there are no workers to help them with care at home. It is obvious that where it is feasible, technology is introduced to compensate for lack of workers. There is no reason that neighborhood families could not share home care workers.

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Will robots help us in our homes – now and within 10 years?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The demand for home care workers will grow by at least by 37%. Will these be subsidized to compensate for the likely home care worker or family caregiver shortage, in the way that wheelchairs and scooters can be subsidized ? category tags: robotics , Family caregivers , Home Care. Thoughts welcome!

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One physician's perspective on why patients prefer telehealth visits

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In addition, our state workers compensation system has rolled out several temporary telehealth policies to allow injured workers to receive virtual medical treatment during this pandemic. " "I'm an essential worker, so virtual visits are convenient for me." Region Tag: Global Edition.