Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
4-2018
Abstract
The paradigm of aging-in-place - where the elderly live and age in their own homes, independently and safely, with care provided by the community - is compelling, especially in societies that face both shortages in institutionalized eldercare resources, and rapidly-aging populations. When the number of elderly who live alone rises rapidly, support and care from their communities become increasingly critical. Internet-of-Things(IoT) technologies, particularly in-home monitoring solutions, are becoming mature. They can become the fundamental enabler for smart community eldercare. In this chapter, we share our real-world experiencesgleaned from an ongoing large-scale project on IoT-enabled community eldercare. We identify technology-centric challenges that need to be addressed, so that such systems can be sustainably implemented and adopted by key stakeholders.
Keywords
smart homes, unobtrusive sensing, in-home monitoring, community eldercare, Internet of Things
Discipline
Computer Sciences | Gerontology | Software Engineering
Publication
Elderly care: Options, challenges and trends
Editor
D. L. Nielsen
First Page
53
Last Page
79
ISBN
9781536134629
Publisher
Nova Science
City or Country
New York
Citation
VALERA, Alvin Cerdena; LEE, Wei Qi; TAN, Hwee-Pink; TAN, Hwee Xian; and LIANG, Huiguang.
Real world, large scale IoT systems for community eldercare: Experiences and lessons learned. (2018). Elderly care: Options, challenges and trends. 53-79.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/4278
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Additional URL
https://worldcat.org/isbn/9781536134629