Technological advances beneficial to the entire population, whatever their age. In spite of the technological gap, which can sometimes make it difficult to use certain tools, seniors take advantage of this progress to improve certain aspects of their daily lives.
“Technology goes far beyond computing and telecommunication. We also talk about advanced health systems and tools to gain independence. In addition to all this, it is added that technology also contributes to the learning of this part of the population, since they must know all these novelties and their use to achieve, ultimately, improve their quality of life ”, ensures Alberto Badas, marketing manager of Stannah Spain.
In this sense, Stannah Spain wants to highlight the importance of using technology to respond to the growing need for grow old at home. And it is that, according to data from a study, about 90% of the elderly prefer to grow old in their own home.
so, they want highlight three technologies that can help in the day-to-day life of the elderly and make their lives easier, beyond smartphones and computers:
- Health tracking devices. There are different electronic devices whose purpose is to offer certain parameters that control the health of people and even have the possibility of requesting assistance if necessary. These can range from the simplest heart rate smartwatch to more advanced activity monitors that monitor heart rate, blood pressure, sleep quality and even measure physical activity.
- home automation. Home automation technology not only provides comfort and independence at home but also security. This tool allows seniors to remotely control certain aspects of their home. For example, turning off the lights if they have been left on, turning on the heating or air conditioning to adjust the temperature of the room, and even monitoring the rooms of the house if there is unusual movement. It is even possible that the relatives of these people have control of these systems if the older person in question has difficulties using it.
- Attendance. Assistive technology encompasses all those tools that help people perform their daily tasks, from cooking and showering to climbing a ladder to access their bedroom. Thus, stairlifts, single-family elevators for private homes, motorized wheelchairs, and hearing aids to amplify sound for people with hearing disabilities are good examples. And it is that, all of them help to gain independence inside and outside the home thanks to the fact that they help to counteract the effects of the loss of mobility and hearing that occurs over the years. Specifically, the marketing manager of Stannah Spain points out that “Installing a stairlift like Stannah’s at home can offer greater confidence to the person who uses it and greater peace of mind to their family members, by eliminating the risk posed by one of the main architectural barriers, the stairs.”
