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What is Smart Home Technology

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Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems
Devices used in a home environment to perform complex tasks that otherwise would be performed by the individual. They facilitate independent living by providing automated support of daily activities, security, building performance, and telecommunications.
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Emerging Technologies for Aging in Place
Shirley Ann Becker (Florida Institute of Technology, USA) and Frank Webbe (Florida Institute of Technology, USA)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-889-5.ch065
Abstract
Similar to other nations, the United States faces a critical challenge in dealing with an aging population that has unprecedented life expectancies. Emerging technologies offer the hope of allowing older adults to remain in their homes longer by empowering individuals to manage daily activities while dealing with chronic health conditions and age-related diseases. These technologies increasingly target a home environment whereby on a regular basis an individual can obtain assistance in performing daily living activities, stay connected to family and friends, manage medication, and be monitored for health-related changes. As important as these assistive technologies are for individuals and families, their potential for positively impacting the United States economy by changing the model of healthcare delivery is equally huge.
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