Alexa and other brands of smart speakers are emerging as the new technology ‘that we need in our life’ – but do they have a place in aged care or senior living?
Who is responsible for reconnecting older people to their community or social networks when there are limited family or friends to help? I ask this as a result of a recent
Incidents of abuse are very much in the news in Australia. If it is not in juvenile detention centres it is in aged care. It seems institutional care suffers from examples of ‘bad eggs’ which of course when you are dealing with vulnerable individuals raises the ire of the community. Are we ready for a debate about survelliance in aged care?