This document discusses the potential for smart homes to address the needs of the elderly population in India as the country undergoes a demographic transition. It notes that while smart home technology is still a luxury, it could provide health monitoring, increased security, and independence for elderly Indians. However, it also highlights several cultural dimensions of aging in India, such as the central role of family care, elder abuse issues, and the consequences of viewing the elderly as dependents, that would need to be considered for smart homes to effectively meet their needs. The document examines both the opportunities smart homes present and the gaps that remain when considering the cultural context of aging in India.
Stanlee's presentation on affordable housingStanLee GeorGe
Urbanization has resulted in people increasingly living in slums and squatter settlements and has deteriorated the housing conditions of the economically weaker sections of the society. This is primarily due to the skyrocketing prices of land and real estate in urban areas that have forced the poor and the economically weaker sections of the society to occupy the marginal lands typified by poor housing stock, congestion and obsolescence.
In this dissertation, we will explore major issues in the development of affordable housing in India and steps taken by the Government and private sector to address them inclusively.
Article tries to portray, definne, decipher and to bring out the status, pecularities, issues and roadblock in Rural Housing of India. Article also tries to define that rural housing remains different and distict from urban housing and has to be dealt on different footing in its planning , designing, construction, materials and technologies.. Rural housing remains simple, cost-effective, meeting individually and severally , multiple requirements of the rural setting. However, rural housing needs needs focussed attention of professionals looking at the local options and local materials/technologies. Rural housing offers enormous opportunities of innovations and experimenatation in housing sector,. based on the local knowledge, available wisdom, available materials and currently used technologies. Architects and Engineers need to redo their agenda to make value addition to rural housing which remains vital for Indian economy, living, nealth and hygiene besides tackeling the issue of global warming and increasing carbon footprints/minimising energy annd resource consumption..
Stanlee's presentation on affordable housingStanLee GeorGe
Urbanization has resulted in people increasingly living in slums and squatter settlements and has deteriorated the housing conditions of the economically weaker sections of the society. This is primarily due to the skyrocketing prices of land and real estate in urban areas that have forced the poor and the economically weaker sections of the society to occupy the marginal lands typified by poor housing stock, congestion and obsolescence.
In this dissertation, we will explore major issues in the development of affordable housing in India and steps taken by the Government and private sector to address them inclusively.
Article tries to portray, definne, decipher and to bring out the status, pecularities, issues and roadblock in Rural Housing of India. Article also tries to define that rural housing remains different and distict from urban housing and has to be dealt on different footing in its planning , designing, construction, materials and technologies.. Rural housing remains simple, cost-effective, meeting individually and severally , multiple requirements of the rural setting. However, rural housing needs needs focussed attention of professionals looking at the local options and local materials/technologies. Rural housing offers enormous opportunities of innovations and experimenatation in housing sector,. based on the local knowledge, available wisdom, available materials and currently used technologies. Architects and Engineers need to redo their agenda to make value addition to rural housing which remains vital for Indian economy, living, nealth and hygiene besides tackeling the issue of global warming and increasing carbon footprints/minimising energy annd resource consumption..
The past decade has seen significant advancement in the field of consumer electronics. Various ‘intelligent’ appliances such as cellular phones, air-conditioners, home security devices, home theatres, etc. are set to realize the concept of a smart home. They have given rise to a Personal Area Network in home environment, where all these appliances can be interconnected and monitored using a single controller.
Busy families and individuals with physical limitation represent an attractive market for home automation and networking. A wireless home network that does not incur additional costs of wiring would be desirable. Bluetooth technology, which has emerged in late 1990s, is an ideal solution for this purpose.
Home automation involves introducing a degree of computerized or automatic control to
Certain electrical and electronic systems in a building. These include lighting, temperature
Control etc.
This project demonstrates a simple home automation system which contains a remote mobile host controller and several client modules (home appliances). The client modules communicate with the host controller through a wireless device such as a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone, in this case, an android based Smart phone.
Presentation tries to look at the villages in the Indian Context in terms of their strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and tries to define concepts to make them more productive , liveable and sustainable
wireless electronics notice board using GSMRahul Kumar
The objective of this project is ‘We know the importance of notice boards in public places like railway stations and bus stations. But changing notices day-to-day,time to time is a difficult task. so explains how to design a wireless electronic notice board using GSM technology.
Internet of Things (IoT) conceptualizes the idea of remotely connecting and monitoring real world objects (things) through the Internet [1]. When it comes to our house, this concept can be aptly incorporated to make it smarter, safer and automated. This IoT project focuses on building a smart wireless home security system which sends alerts to the owner by using Internet in case of any trespass and raises an alarm optionally. Besides, the same can also be utilized for home automation by making use of the same set of sensors. The leverage obtained by prefering this system over the similar kinds of existing systems is that the alerts and the status sent by the wifi connected microcontroller managed system can be received by the user on his phone from any distance irrespective of whether his mobile phone is connected to the internet. The microcontroller used in the current prototype is the TI-CC3200 Launchpad board which comes with an embedded micro-controller and an onboard Wi-Fi shield making use of which all the elctrical appliances inside the home can be controlled and managed.
Homelessness is the condition of people without a regular dwelling. The legal definition of homeless varies from country to country, or among different jurisdictions in the same country or region.In bangladesh who suffers in poverty are the most are homeless.Bangladesh is a poor country.Occuring Natural calamities making people homeless.Homeless peoples are mainly the beggers,the day labourers.Now a days they make their shelter under the flyover,beside train station,make their own slum.
Automatic tank level control using arduino mega convertedKunal Adhikari
Water is the most important Nature’s gift to mankind. Without water there is no life, especially now that fresh water is endangered. So, water management should reduce its wastage. As a first step, this controller will automatically switch ON and OFF the domestic water pump system depending on the water tank and underground sump levels (to prevent dry run of pump). In this paperwork an effort is made to design a cost-effective circuit and complete system using Arduino and Ultrasonic transducers, to be used in water level indication. It will control the storage level of water in a tank through SPST relay to provide water thoroughly, without any wastage of water or power.
January 2024. Green Building (GB), or sustainable building, is the practice of creating structures using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout the building life-cycle: design, construction, operation, maintenance, and demolition. Green building goals are to maximize efficiency, minimize resource consumption, protect health and safety, improve productivity, and reduce the environmental impact.
Green building offers many benefits including energy and resource cost savings, property value increase, government incentives, job creation, improved health for occupants, efficient energy use, and reduced pollution.
However, sustainable green building faces challenges such as high initial costs, lack of political support, public awareness, market demand, and lack of green building expertise.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certificate, developed by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating system worldwide. LEED certified buildings are more environmentally friendly than conventional buildings.
Policy wise, in 2006, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) launched the Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative (SBCI) to promote sustainable building practices worldwide. The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) cooperates with various organizations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. Green building development supports Sustainable Development Goal SDG11: make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
In this slideshow, you will learn about the definition, goals, benefits, challenges, LEED certification, UN policy, and global statistics of the green building industry. For more slideshows on environmental sustainability, please visit s2adesign.com
What is the future of transportation? We at the Institute of Customer Experience share our insights by analyzing the trends in technological advancements in transportation, which you can find on our Facebook page: facebook.com/UXTrendspotting
Incarceration has historically been about punishment but recently the trend has shifted towards reform, schooling, and an entrepreneurial spirit. In this report, we look at trends in prison experiences, technology, as well as edtech and entrepreneurship in prisons. Prisons are increasingly enabling inmates to get a vocational training, degrees, and even healing. No longer are inmates looked upon as "less than human" but there is a curiosity about their minds and views that are pro-reform so that they integrate well into society on their release. We then forecast three scenarios on mass incarceration in 2040.
The past decade has seen significant advancement in the field of consumer electronics. Various ‘intelligent’ appliances such as cellular phones, air-conditioners, home security devices, home theatres, etc. are set to realize the concept of a smart home. They have given rise to a Personal Area Network in home environment, where all these appliances can be interconnected and monitored using a single controller.
Busy families and individuals with physical limitation represent an attractive market for home automation and networking. A wireless home network that does not incur additional costs of wiring would be desirable. Bluetooth technology, which has emerged in late 1990s, is an ideal solution for this purpose.
Home automation involves introducing a degree of computerized or automatic control to
Certain electrical and electronic systems in a building. These include lighting, temperature
Control etc.
This project demonstrates a simple home automation system which contains a remote mobile host controller and several client modules (home appliances). The client modules communicate with the host controller through a wireless device such as a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone, in this case, an android based Smart phone.
Presentation tries to look at the villages in the Indian Context in terms of their strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and tries to define concepts to make them more productive , liveable and sustainable
wireless electronics notice board using GSMRahul Kumar
The objective of this project is ‘We know the importance of notice boards in public places like railway stations and bus stations. But changing notices day-to-day,time to time is a difficult task. so explains how to design a wireless electronic notice board using GSM technology.
Internet of Things (IoT) conceptualizes the idea of remotely connecting and monitoring real world objects (things) through the Internet [1]. When it comes to our house, this concept can be aptly incorporated to make it smarter, safer and automated. This IoT project focuses on building a smart wireless home security system which sends alerts to the owner by using Internet in case of any trespass and raises an alarm optionally. Besides, the same can also be utilized for home automation by making use of the same set of sensors. The leverage obtained by prefering this system over the similar kinds of existing systems is that the alerts and the status sent by the wifi connected microcontroller managed system can be received by the user on his phone from any distance irrespective of whether his mobile phone is connected to the internet. The microcontroller used in the current prototype is the TI-CC3200 Launchpad board which comes with an embedded micro-controller and an onboard Wi-Fi shield making use of which all the elctrical appliances inside the home can be controlled and managed.
Homelessness is the condition of people without a regular dwelling. The legal definition of homeless varies from country to country, or among different jurisdictions in the same country or region.In bangladesh who suffers in poverty are the most are homeless.Bangladesh is a poor country.Occuring Natural calamities making people homeless.Homeless peoples are mainly the beggers,the day labourers.Now a days they make their shelter under the flyover,beside train station,make their own slum.
Automatic tank level control using arduino mega convertedKunal Adhikari
Water is the most important Nature’s gift to mankind. Without water there is no life, especially now that fresh water is endangered. So, water management should reduce its wastage. As a first step, this controller will automatically switch ON and OFF the domestic water pump system depending on the water tank and underground sump levels (to prevent dry run of pump). In this paperwork an effort is made to design a cost-effective circuit and complete system using Arduino and Ultrasonic transducers, to be used in water level indication. It will control the storage level of water in a tank through SPST relay to provide water thoroughly, without any wastage of water or power.
January 2024. Green Building (GB), or sustainable building, is the practice of creating structures using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout the building life-cycle: design, construction, operation, maintenance, and demolition. Green building goals are to maximize efficiency, minimize resource consumption, protect health and safety, improve productivity, and reduce the environmental impact.
Green building offers many benefits including energy and resource cost savings, property value increase, government incentives, job creation, improved health for occupants, efficient energy use, and reduced pollution.
However, sustainable green building faces challenges such as high initial costs, lack of political support, public awareness, market demand, and lack of green building expertise.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certificate, developed by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating system worldwide. LEED certified buildings are more environmentally friendly than conventional buildings.
Policy wise, in 2006, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) launched the Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative (SBCI) to promote sustainable building practices worldwide. The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) cooperates with various organizations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. Green building development supports Sustainable Development Goal SDG11: make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
In this slideshow, you will learn about the definition, goals, benefits, challenges, LEED certification, UN policy, and global statistics of the green building industry. For more slideshows on environmental sustainability, please visit s2adesign.com
What is the future of transportation? We at the Institute of Customer Experience share our insights by analyzing the trends in technological advancements in transportation, which you can find on our Facebook page: facebook.com/UXTrendspotting
Incarceration has historically been about punishment but recently the trend has shifted towards reform, schooling, and an entrepreneurial spirit. In this report, we look at trends in prison experiences, technology, as well as edtech and entrepreneurship in prisons. Prisons are increasingly enabling inmates to get a vocational training, degrees, and even healing. No longer are inmates looked upon as "less than human" but there is a curiosity about their minds and views that are pro-reform so that they integrate well into society on their release. We then forecast three scenarios on mass incarceration in 2040.
By the year 2050, the world’s population is projected to swell to 9 billion. 80% of us will be urban-dwellers. Demand from developing countries for a wider range of foods is on the rise. Experts estimate that we will need new farmland larger than the size of Brazil to produce enough to meet the demands of growing populations.
Food security therefore represents one of the single biggest challenges of our future, with environmental, economic, political, and lifestyle implications.
How will we fix our broken and unsustainable systems of industrial food production to serve the needs of an ever-growing planet? In what ways will we rethink food via new practices and new technologies? This latest report from the Institute for Customer Experience considers how we are re-imagining our food practices in order to project anew our collective, global future.
As part of Institute of Customer Experience, we are constantly on the look out for opportunities that give us an insight into the future of things. We wanted to explore the concept of “beginner’s mind” which is said to be an attitude of openness, eagerness and lack of preconceptions and realized that it was the mind of a child that we wanted a peek into.
We ideated and devised a unique way of getting children to give us their insights about what they think will happen in the future. The result was a board game called “The Trip to the Future” which we used to conduct “playshops”. This method got us very exciting responses. We would love to take you through the journey.
Taking off our from our ICE breaker on Child's Play of the Future, here we present five futuristic scenarios of a highly intelligent and self-adapting toy and its interactions with a child.
Is our current materialistic lifestyle sustainable for our planet? How long can we continue to do things that make us feel good, but that are harmful and not sustainable for our environment? We need to start seeing our interests and nature’s interest as one and the same.
At, HFI’s Institute of Customer Experience (ICE) we believe that there is hope to turn things around from leading a materialistic lifestyle that is indifferent to the planet to leading a sustainable lifestyle; and we have that hope in people. So we went out searching for people from around the world who do live a sustainable lifestyle, and it shows in their work and in their personal lives each day. They are ordinary people, but with a refreshing new mindset, which makes them extraordinary. They are cleaning up our planet, making it a better place to live in, and empathizing with nature all along the way. They mobilize others into action and have drawn many to their work.
We at ICE believe that these people are the “Trendsetters for Sustainable Lifestyles”. Through the eight photobooks that follow we want to showcase their work to the world for the simple and elegant ways in which they have made a difference to the planet as individuals. They are doing their bit and as a result have positively affected communities and the environment around them. We hope they inspire our readers the way that they have inspired us. If we can learn from sustainability being their state of mind and from their work, we can make changes in our lives and fields of work to start living in a manner that will keep Earth a beautiful and habitable place for us for a very long time to come.
How will the future of politics and political campaigning look like? Who will be the heroes in the future political battles? Where will the battle take place - on the streets or in the virtual world? What weapons will the future political parties use?
In this report, the Institute of Customer Experience raises many of such questions and presents possible scenarios that might become a reality given the present trends.
The diversity of South Africa is on one hand a treasure that should be preserved and people still do recognize its importance and carry forward their cultural values. On the other hand, the very same diversity is a challenge for policy makers, marketers, advertisers, government and other institutions that want to reach out to greater masses and those who look for scalability.
However, the “mobile first” generation is the answer. The mobile revolution has introduced the people in South Africa to the power of social media, enabled them to open and operate bank accounts, helped them level their healthcare needs and now it is being used in many more avenues with greater possibilities.
This report aggregates the current trends to showcase the possibilities. Further on, it challenges the designers and innovators by planting the Brainstorming Seeds that will grow on to become possibilities of tomorrow—to build a more prosperous and vibrant Rainbow Nation!
Derived from the Latin term for “enslaved by” or “bound to”, Addictions primarily lead to cravings, dependence and uncontrollable use with negative consequences. Today, Addictions are being recognized as chronic diseases that alter both the structure as well as the function of the brain. With the evolution of humans and technology, addictions and compulsions are undergoing a constant metamorphosis and ave evolved from substance, behavioral and impulse controlled disorders to territories around Social media, electronics and applied science.
How will food and everything related to food will look like in future? What role will technology and innovation play in making people more conscious about what they eat?
What will be the food ecosystem of the future?
The current generation is getting health conscious and the same has been started reflecting in all the new age innovations.
In this report by the Institute of Customer Experience (ICE), we explore how the ecosystem around food will evolve and what are the key signals around this ecosystem.
Love is a very complex emotion to decode. Or is it?
Machines and their relationship with humans have been explored in great detail. However the impact of machines on the future of love and the connection between technology and emotions seem more pertinent now than before.
We come across dozens of design breakthroughs and technological innovations daily--so many that it's easy to miss important trends emerging in the chaos all around us and not connect the dots to see the BIG picture.
Here at The Institute for Customer Experience (ICE), we understand the business and design value of capturing the right trend insights at the right moment. We observe and analyse trends in design, technology, and business, and keep our fingers on the pulse of the global zeitgeist. In this series of trendbriefs, we bring you alerts on what's trending in our world and their possible impact on our future.
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The potential unemployment owing to automation and improvements in ICTs is likely to be more drastic than earlier rounds of automation. Will people be redundant at the workplace? Is this likely to lead to unemployment and strife? Or can we use this opportunity to explore more art, travel, have more fun, in short be more human?
Will we stop packing a water bottle and collect air on-the-go? Will personal straws be the next big thing to ensure we get access to drinking water? Will ancient desalination techniques be our saving grace and enable us to engineer the future of water? Or will the ocean start cleaning itself?
The first in a series on the Future of Money. Sponsored by The Institute of Customer Experience (ICE).
Today’s world increasingly challenges us to think differently about value and money. Almost everyone agrees that reputation is important. But how important is it? Does it have an impact on your finances? What is the currency of reputation and is it transferable or exchangeable?
Link - http://ice.humanfactors.com/money.html
In 2013, the Institute of Customer Experience designed a board game called “Trip to the Future” which was used to conduct “playshops” for children to get insights into how children’s minds work in visualizing the future.
Three years later, at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2016 held in Mumbai, we had an opportunity to conduct two similar playshops—one for an NGO called Akanksha and the second for the KGAF 2016 festival children.
The responses we received were intriguing and actually point to current trends in 2016, indicating the directions in which technology will evolve in the future.
Response-Trend that emerged:
1. Practical space exploration
2. Beneficial intelligence
3. Maker movement (3D printing)
4. Space-saving automated tech
5. Cognitive Internet of Things
6. Immersive screen display
7. Augmented knowledge (and immortality)
Waste management is an important part of any sustainable future. In this report we present our views on Sustainable Futures for India from a waste management perspective.
-- We research and present our findings on why waste management is becoming increasingly important for India.
-- Who are the stakeholders involved in waste management? What happens to our waste - lifecycle of our waste.
-- We explore global trends in waste management and present innovative uses of waste from around the world.
-- Finally, we come down to the biggest challenges that India faces in waste management.
-- We identify two key pressing issues and propose innovative solutions for the same.
Towards building an age friendly city :Building community and health service ...Alakananda Banerjee
The projects of Dharma foundation of India are centered around developing care models based on the WHO guidelines of Active Ageing and Towards Building Age Friendly Communities for older persons The strategy supports full participation and inclusion of older persons in the life of their communities.This project taught Self Management of Arthritis and Hypertension to older women.
SocialIissues of Elderly People in IndiaSulimpaDas1
It is all about those people who still have superstitious beliefs about old age homes, who still stigmatize them.
If you looking for an Retirement Home in kolkata then please go and check this website -https://www.aumorto.in/
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Impact of Migration and Unplanned Development on the Urban Populationijtsrd
India today is emerging as a faster growing economy, and estimated to become the country with the largest population by 2050 crossing China. India's urbanization development has happened in an unplanned manner and with speedy migration happening from rural to urban India, it is expected that by 2030, 40 of the population will be living in urban India. Urban India can be divided into 2 categories the rich and the poor people, the rich people have access to everything and the poor and the middle class have become a victim of climate change, food shortage, India urban waste maximum amount of food in the world, it utilize maximum amount of groundwater for construction purpose. The economy of the country lies in the hand of 1 of the population who are rich, and the rest don't have much control, the average income is very less of a urban middle class to satisfy the basic necessities, the urban poor are becoming more poor, the smart city mission will bring development and economy growth but will make the rich richer and middle class people, upper middle class. Inequality, lack of opportunities where the educated unemployed youths can never help India come out of poverty. It is a growing economy in the world but very poor when it comes to development for its people. Dr. Sumanta Bhattacharya | Debashis Sen | Bhavneet Kaur Sachdev "Impact of Migration and Unplanned Development on the Urban Population" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46469.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/46469/impact-of-migration-and-unplanned-development-on-the-urban-population/dr-sumanta-bhattacharya
Many social work organisations are providing home support to the elderly who have been ostracised from their homes are too insecure to live alone. Despite that, there are several other challenges that need to be countered in order to create a healthy living for all.
It is important to get practical insights into the problems faced by community dwelling elderly in rural and urban India.
Information collected can act as a guideline for taking necessary steps to reform awareness and attitude of assistive technology amongst professional care providers of the elderly and the elderly in India.This keynote presentation was done at Akita,Japan ,in October 2009.
9th International Conference on Gender & Women's Studies 2022- NUSS, Singapore
"Achieving Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Post Pandemic Situations A Case Study of an NGO in India"
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Old Age Home Is Good or Bad
Descriptive Essay On The Old House
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Essay on Getting Older
Should Children Take Care of Their Aging Parents
Old Age Homes: A Lucrative Business Opportunity
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Challenges Faced by Retired People and Old Parents.pptxSumanaDas85
In India, the aging population faces unique healthcare challenges that demand attention and action. Enhancing healthcare infrastructure for the elderly is crucial to ensure their well-being and quality of life.
The poverty that is blessed is one by which a person realizes it is mercy that saves — both the mercy he receives and the mercy he bestows, not riches. The poverty that is blessed means one is detached from what one may have given to the poor and to those in greater need causes no qualms or discomfiture. Rather than taking a risk on volatile get rich quick schemes, Samay said the wealthy take a slow and steady approach to investing, and they focus on diversification. She recommended investing across several asset classes to gradually build wealth. Poverty is about not having enough money to meet basic needs including food, clothing and shelter. However, poverty is more, much more than just not having enough money. The World Bank Organization describes poverty in this way “Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Dr. Shivananda S Kempaller "Poverty in India: A Sociological Study" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-3 , April 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49731.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/sociology/49731/poverty-in-india-a-sociological-study/dr-shivananda-s-kempaller
Conditions of the senior citizens in india todaykananjames
In India, the senior citizen homes are playing a crucial role in making things in terms of living, better for the elderly. There are factors such as the ‘concept of nuclear families’, inequality in the society and insufficient health care availability that has resulted in making the living conditions difficult for the elderly.
Old age healthcare security an urgent need for the ageing urban populationHealthcare consultant
In the dusk of their life, an alarming number of India's ninety one million sixty-plus population is suffering from loneliness, neglect, depression, physical and mental abuse and a plethora of diseases without proper medical care. Often enough, the senior citizens' help lines are the only support the old people have in teeming metropolises like Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkatta, Delhi etc.Property disputes and financial concerns are the main causes of abuse of the elderly, with the youth often perceiving them as a burden. The help lines promise the senior citizens seeking help absolute confidentiality and carry out social intervention to solve the problem, Many of the elderly have lost their spouses. Their friends and relatives circles also narrow down as disease and death take their toll. There has been a spurt in suicides by the elderly as increased loneliness, depression, disease and lack of care induces a sense of helplessness amongst them.
This month, at the Institute of Customer Experience, we explore trends that are converting the world into a shopping interface. Here are the top six trend categories covered in this report.
1. Immersive Experiences: Take a closer look at how VR and AR are changing the shopping experience.
2. Intelligence Explosion with Human Touch: Explore examples of artificial intelligence in assisting our purchases.
3. Data Sync: Check out how research about customers’ previous shopping data enhances anticipatory shopping.
4. Fluidity Among Channels: View examples of seamless integration of social media, QVC, live shows and online shopping.
5. Post-Money Economy: As shopping enters the post-money economy see how cashless, cardless purchases and even staffless retail stores are trending.
6. Automated Consumerism: Check out technologies that are enabling restocking and various ways of looking for the best deals on products.
This report looks at the disruptive potential of automated vehicles: their impact on commuters, car companies, vehicle design and urban planning. It warns of the potential dangers of their unbridled proliferation and prerequisites to their effective deployment.
The Technological Singularity is a future point in time when technology will rapidly improve itself to surpass human intelligence, changing human life as we know it. In this report, the following topics are covered:
What is the Singularity?
How is it predicted?
What are its implications?
What does it mean for human evolution?
What when it happens: Utopia or doom?
Beginnings of the Singularity
Questions that arise
We come across dozens of design breakthroughs and technological innovations daily--so many that it's easy to miss important trends emerging in the chaos all around us and not connect the dots to see the BIG picture.
Here at The Institute for Customer Experience (ICE), we understand the business and design value of capturing the right trend insights at the right moment. We observe and analyse trends in design, technology, and business, and keep our fingers on the pulse of the global zeitgeist. In this series of trendbriefs, we bring you alerts on what's trending in our world and their possible impact on our future.
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What if, in the future…
• “We”go on to live for a long time, and become our own future? There are no children?
• We forget what a “child”is?
• Children are no longer ‘born’ but manufactured? A child becomes a technological marvel?
• All the beauty inside (and outside) can be fabricated, can be artificially modified,and can be quantified?
Our latest report explores the future of children. We look forward to hear your comments, views and opinions.
Wellness, in today’s context, is much more than diagnosing and curing poor health or diseases. It is a multidimensional and holistic state of being that is conscious, self-directed, and constantly evolving. Trying to make sense of wellness in a world of rising healthcare costs, shortage of wellness professionals, and technological advances in everything from computing to genetics, gives rise to several pertinent questions.
-- Will there still be any universally recognized concept of wellness? Or will it be hyper personalized to each individual's environments, genetics, and experiences?
-- What will wellness look and feel like in the future? What will be the new indicators of wellness?
-- As people experience enhanced wellness, will they become more self-aware and adopt additional experiences that will promote wellness?
-- Will we be more in control of our well-being? Or will we stop caring in a world where every aspect of our person is closely and constantly monitored and serviced?
-- As roles in the wellness ecosystem shift, what are the new well-being authorities and environments that will emerge?
-- Will big data around wellness help create better early warning systems about potential pandemics? Or will there be a drive to protect and hide our personal wellness and risk profiles online?
-- Will we ever be 'unwell', given all the new technologies to enhance (as well as prevent) wellness that will be in place?
-- Will we prefer being looked after and treated by robotic care givers/surgeons?
We attempt to answer these questions through 10 current trends we have identified, which will impact the course of wellness in the future.
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The history of sports probably extends as far back as the existence of people as active beings. The history of sports informs a great deal about social changes and about the nature of sport itself.
In the current era, as technology changes at an exponential rate, the social impacts are varied and deep rooted. This implies a great deal of change in sports too.
As we move into the era of robotics, machines, transhumans, cyborgs, prosthetics and exoskeletons, the future of sports seems even more disrupted. And it raises questions at different levels.
On the ground level, how will sports and sports-viewing experiences evolve? On the next level, how will the sportsperson of the future look like? And on a much higher level, we raise questions on ethics in sports, sportsmanship, and team spirit.
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1. Smart Homes for
Elderly Care in India:
A Need and
Opportunity
AUTHORS:
KALIKA SHARMA
DEEPA REDDY
2. How do you imagine a smart home?
Imagine stepping into a
smart home that welcomes
you, that draws the curtains
for you each morning, dims
down the lights in the
evening, turns the gadgets
off when you step out, and
so on.
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3. It’s all connected in a smart home.
Electronic gadgets and sensors that
can communicate with systems inside
and outside the home
A network connecting these gadgets
and sensors – wireless or wired
Controls and an interface to manage
the systems
Coming together as the Internet of
things, smart homes will operate in
the larger connected networks of
places, under the framework of
smart cities.
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4. Smart home tech is well-suited to the elderly.
While the smart home automation boom in India is still a
luxury, it has a variety of uses for elderly care in general.
Some examples are as follows:
◦ Health care and assistance, e.g., a sensor in case of a
fall, medication reminders, etc.
◦ Increased security for elderly people who might be
more vulnerable, e.g., an emergency button connected
to hospital services
◦ Management of home devices through an interface
helps if the elderly person is not mobile
◦ Reduced feeling of isolation or loneliness with home
entertainment and internet, e.g., being constantly
connected to other groups or family remotely
◦ Home maintenance is simpler with automated cleaners,
refrigerators, kitchen systems, etc.
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mart_Home_Control_Panel.png
A smart home control panel
5. The Situation with Smart Homes in India
While the home automation companies
have come into India, the reality on the
ground is that there are different
dimensions to ageing in India that need
to be taken into consideration. The
Lavasa Smart Home Project and Ashiana
are a few examples of pioneering work in
this area, but these examples are only
affordable for middle to upper classes.
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Lavasa Smart City
6. Do smart homes map to the cultural
dimensions of the elderly in India?
There is a gap that needs to be
addressed by the industry as well
as the government, which need
to account for the needs of the
elderly in India. We take a closer
look at the cultural dimensions of
the elderly in India.
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8. [Source: Appendix I, UNFPA Report, 2012]
India’s demographic transition:
summary
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By all accounts, India is on the verge of a massive demographic transition. A 2012 report by the
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) projects a rapid increase in India’s median age--from 20
years in the 1980s, to 31 years in 2026. It also projects a 325% increase in the number of people
aged between 60 and 80 years by the year 2050 (measured from the year 2000), a 700% increase in
the number of people over 80 in the same period. [Source]
The same report further projects that individuals over 60 years will represent 19% of India’s total
population by 2050, approximately 300,000 people (see the table below). This data confirms the
growth of a demographic at a faster rate than the rest of the Indian population.
9. India’s demographic transition:
facts
India is on the threshold of a massive demographic transition which will leave us
with 19% of our population over the age of 60, by the year 2050.
Life expectancy has shot up: from 23 at the turn of the century to 65 years and
death rates have fallen, from 25 per thousand to eight. The rapid greying is working
on an “astonishingly low” per capita GDP. Over 70 per cent elders are fully
dependent on family and other social supports.
Double-income families are common; lives are getting busier—leaving a vacuum
when it comes to caring for family who cannot care for themselves.
Personal choice and privacy are increasingly buzzwords. Migration for jobs both
within and outside India is the norm. The nature of social responsibility is changing
alongside actual capacities to care for family.
Over 7% of elderly couples live on their own. 11% of India’s elderly have no young
people staying with them. As many as 50% of elderly widows live alone in India.
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Source: “Home Alone” India Today, July 16, 2007
Graphic : http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/magazine/2013/spring/aging-india.html
10. India’s demographic transition:
Epidemiology
On the epidemiological front, the WHO reported in 2012
that disease patterns have shifted from communicable to
non-communicable diseases and older adults face
increasing health risks.
Sengupta and Agree (2003) analyze covariates of mobility
difficulty among the older adults in India and find that
there is a substantial association between mobility and
chronic diseases in the elderly.
Kerketta et al. (2009) find that there is a high prevalence
of physical disabilities with both non-communicable as
well as communicable diseases among the elderly
primitive tribal members and recommend for the
implementation of a special health care strategy to
reduce suffering at this crucial age and improve quality of
life.
Only 1.6% of the elderly are covered by health insurance.
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Image Source: http://silvertalkies.com/helping-hand-kolkata-seniors/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Study-shows-a-dismal-1-6-elderly-are-
covered-by-health-insurance-plans/articleshow/45391831.cms
11. India’s demographic transition:
Social changes
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Socio-economic changes such as increased urbanisation,
modernisation, increasing participation of women in
economic activities, mobility of the younger generation,
the growth of individualism, and a rise in consumerism
are leading to the breakdown of the joint family structure,
which used to be the primary support for the elderly in
India (Knodel et al.1992; Pandey2009).
As a result:
1. Residence patterns change (see table); and
2. There is a greater reliance on paid assistance,
whether informal (maids) or professional (nurses,
medical practitioners).
12. India’s demographic transition:
The feminization of ageing
India’s senior population is slightly more female than male--a
phenomenon described as the “feminization of ageing”--thanks
largely to slightly higher female life-expectancy.
“[...] on one hand it is a victory of women in overcoming mortality
from reproductive, communicable, and chronic conditions, yet on
the other hand, for many women old age signals a period of social
isolation, and frequently, economic adversity. Increased longevity
is often not always matched by a health life expectancy, although
there is some suggestion that the older you become, the healthier
you have been.” (Davidson, Digiacomo, & McGrath, 2011, p.1033)
“The stigma of widowhood … leads to profound social ostracism
that impinges not only on access to healthcare, but also a broader
range of fundamental human rights, such as the right to shelter,
food, property, and information (Chen, 1998;Dreze, 1990).”
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Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK109208/#ch15.r18
Image: http://blogs.reuters.com/india/files/2012/04/woman21.jpg
14. 1: The family model of care
Demographic shifts and other social changes have not dislodged the
family as the primary locus of care, support, and responsibility for the
elderly. The stigma of abandonment is still very strong, with
implications for both parents and children.
The 2007 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act
legally reinstates the central position of the family, making it a legal
obligation for children and heirs to provide maintenance to senior
citizens and parents, by monthly allowance.
“In an analysis of NFHS-2,Agrawal (2012) found that elderly who are
living alone are likely to suffer more from both chronic illnesses, such
as asthma and tuberculosis, and acute illnesses, such as malaria and
jaundice, than those elderly who are living with their family” (Gupta
2013)
Source: Gupta, Nidhi (2013). Older Women in India: Issues and Concerns. In S. Siva Raju,U. V. Somayajulu, & C.
P. Prakasam (Eds.), Ageing, Health and Development. Delhi: B. R. Publishing Corporation. (pp.203-222)
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helper.html
15. 2: Elder abuse
And yet, co-residence with family is also often the source of
tension and what is increasingly classified as “elder abuse”:
Delhi saw a tripling of police reports of elderly seeking
protection in an 18-month period, and Mumbai’s police
helpline for seniors was receiving more than 80 calls daily
(Datta, 2007). Reports of murder, rape, burglary, and violence
inflicted upon the elderly remain and are more commonly
reported in Indian metropolitan areas.
“While systematic studies are rare, there have been
increasing reports of material exploitation, financial
deprivation, property grabbing, abandonment, verbal
humiliation, and emotional and psychological torment in
India, all of which compromise the mental and physical health
of the elderly.” (Dey et. al., 2012)
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Datta D. Home alone. India Today. Jul 16, 2007. Available:
http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20070716/cover.html
Subhojit Dey, Devaki Nambiar, J. K. Lakshmi, Kabir Sheikh, and K. Srinath Reddy. Health
of the Elderly in India: Challenges of Access and Affordability:
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13361&page=376
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/elders-abuse-in-india-
witnesses-drastic-rise/article6114195.ece. from 2014 HelpAge India Study:
http://www.helpageindia.org/pdf/highlight-archives.pdf
16. 3: The ageing poor
For the poor, however, laws such as the 2007
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior
Citizens Act have little value.
Lower middle class or poorer families particularly in
urban areas may be simply unable to provide for
ageing parents:
“Economic pressures on younger families have
increased the pressure on older parents to provide
greater and more regular assistance (housing,
childcare, cash, loans) to their married children and
to reduce their own consumption and expectations
of support.” (Vera-Sanso et al, “Ageing, poverty and
neoliberalism in urban South India,” 2010)
Source:
http://www.koodam.org/sites/default/files/subjects/NDAFindings_5Final11.
11.10.pdf
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Image credit: Penny Vera Sanso and CLPHRS Chennai,
http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/zooming-in-on-the-
elderly/article4862886.ece
17. 4: The consequences of “dependence”
Research in Chennai shows that thinking of the elderly as dependents
and/or “wards” of either families or the state hardly takes into account
both their contributions to household economies, or their unique needs
and rights (Vera-Sanso, 2010)
By defining older people as ‘dependents’, in need of care and support
and as not part of the work force, or as inferior workers, policies,
planning and practices do not facilitate old age welfare. Instead, they
exacerbate frailties and increase old age poverty.
Thinking of the elderly as dependents has two specific consequences:
A. Economic contributions of the elderly are hidden and unaccounted
B. Failure to recognize certain deficits as explicit health needs
C. Dependency Anxiety
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18. 4A: Unrecognized contributions
Classifying the elderly as “dependents” not
only misrepresent “older people’s direct
and continuing contribution to the
economy, but also disempowers them in
relation to younger family members and
employers” (Vera-Sanso et al, 2010)
The study shows that ageing parents can
and often do help out with housework,
childcare, take on unpaid “helper” roles in
a child’s petty business etc. -- and that they
might be compelled to keep working well
into their old age.
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Vera-Sanso et. al., “Participation and Social Connectivity” in The New Science of Ageing, ed.
Alan Walker. Chicago: Policy Press., 2014. p.192
Image: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/most-indian-women-engaged-in-unpaid-
housework/article6498326.ece
19. 4B: Unrecognized health needs
Reliance on the family as normative, primary source of
support actually prevents us from acknowledging certain
mental health deficits as health needs.
“Conditions like dementia are viewed as normal aging and
depression construed as the result of neglect by family.
Such cases were therefore not considered the purview of
health professionals and were more frequently
acknowledged and addressed by community health
workers. Access to mental health services in the medical
sector are limited, and, thus, most care and support was
provided ad hoc, informally, and in the family. “ (Patel and
Prince, 2001)
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Patel V, Prince M. Ageing and mental health in a developing country: Who cares? Qualitative
studies from Goa, India. Psychological Medicine. 2001;31:29–38.
Image: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/special-
provisions-needed-for-healthcare-for-elderly-concludes-
study/article2749900.ece
20. 4C: Dependency anxiety
The centrality of the family as a normative
support institution increases dependence on
family, and precipitates “dependency anxiety”: an
anxiety about complete dependence on family
(and therefore trapped into abusive situations),
and/or anxious about informing family about
health issues. (Patel and Prince, 2001)
Such conditions are rarely recorded in databases
cataloguing the issues facing the elderly. While
depression is often cited as a major issue, the
attendant isolation, loneliness, and dependency
anxieties receive much less attention.
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21. 5: Independence in ageing
Some wealthier classes of the elderly do articulate their
need for independence, often suggesting it is
compromised in living arrangements with adult children.
Their need for independence is cited as a reason not to
relocate abroad or with children:
“I want to maintain my independence and individuality
and I want to walk with my head held high. If we were to
live with my children I would have to depend on them
even for a cup of coffee. In such a situation, I don’t live; I
merely exist.”
Some studies suggest internet use off-sets the effects of
the isolation
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Source: http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/retire-without-hurt/article4862888.ece
Image: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/investment-world/retirement-
homescheck-out-before-you-check-in/article4323370.ece
22. The Potential for Smart Homes to
Address Elderly Needs
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23. We are looking at the rise of multi-
generational housing options
More middle class and higher
income group elderly people are
opting to live in retirement
homes. While they might be the
pioneers of the movement today,
this is the direction in which
things are moving.
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Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/is-india-s-joint-family-
system-breaking-down-with-seniors-willingly-moving-to-retirement-
homes/article1-1333208.aspx
24. Retirement homes as an investment option
Real estate developers have picked up on a twin set of realities:
that younger families are finding it increasingly difficult to care
for their elderly parents, and that although the stigma of “old
age homes” is still very strong, the need for assisted living,
proximal medical services, and the demand for a better quality
of life in senior years is increasing.
Housing “senior living” communities have been developed in
several Indian cities—filling the gap left by insufficient state-
services.
The senior living community model uses the idea of viable real-
estate investment to legitimize a more independent living
arrangement -- allowing kin to still feel connected to parents,
but granting both the independence they need or wish to have.
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Source: http://www.livemint.com/Money/dvN4ue8SccGtAB0vRXLthI/Whats-the-real-cost-of-
retirement-homes.html
25. Retirement Homes and Home
Automation Can Go Hand-in-Hand
With a retirement home boom following a smart home automation
boom in India, there are few endeavors so far to make the two meet.
Technology-enhanced senior care is well-established in many parts
of the world.
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26. Pioneers in Tech for Elderly Care in India
Two examples of smart homes for the elderly
in India are Lavasa Smart Homes and Ashiana
Housing.
"Smart homes can notify a resident when it is
time to take medicine and alert the hospital if
the resident were to trip and fall. Also, the
elderly folks just need to press a soft panic
button in the house, in case of an emergency,
to reach someone for help,"
Ankur Gupta, joint managing director of
Ashiana Housing Ltd.
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Source: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-06-
03/news/39715502_1_smart-homes-smart-living-household-chores
Image: https://www.ashianahousing.com/senior-living-india/
27. Take a look at Norway’s example
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http://www.helpage.org/global-agewatch/population-ageing-data/global-rankings-table
Norway ranks #1 in elderly care (Helpage.org, 2014)
28. Smart homes are considered to improve the
quality of life for the elderly in Norway
• In Norway, smart homes have been
considered a solution to improve the health
and Quality of Life (QoL) for the elderly
generations.
• There is support from the municipality,
political entities and system
developers/technology vendors in developing
these smart homes.
• However, there is less research conducted on
the effects of smart home technology for
elderly care and the health benefits it brings.
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Erlend Kydland Faanes, Smart Cities – Smart Homes and Smart Technologies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, May 2014
Source: http://biblioteket.husbanken.no/arkiv/dok/Komp/Smart%20homes%20and%20smart%20home%20technology.pdf
Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Nursing_home.JPG
29. Role of the Norwegian government in
smart homes for the elderly
Norway has 10 years of experience using smart home technology as part of
home care services. It all started with the BESTA-project in 1994, a project
focusing on the use of smart home technology for elderly people. As part of the
project, smart home technology was installed in residential flats, aiming at
residents with dementia.
Smart homes are a now becoming a source of pride for Norwegians. For the
elderly, a great responsibility lies with the government in planning for their old
age, even with assisted care.
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Laberg, Smart Home Technology; Technology supporting independent living - does it have an impact on health?
http://www2.telemed.no/eHealth2005/PowerPoint_Presentations/Tuesday/Fokus4/1130-1300_F4_tue_TorilLaberg_Smarthouse.pdf
30. Quality of life and elderly care in Norway
Researchers in Norway are exploring
whether smart home technology can
contribute to enhance health and Quality
of Life (QoL) in elderly citizens and allows
them to live longer in their own homes,
as opposed to an institution for the aged.
In addition, they are exploring if such
technology increases safety,
independence and enhances social
activity.
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Erlend Kydland Faanes, Smart Cities – Smart Homes and Smart Technologies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, May
2014 Source: http://biblioteket.husbanken.no/arkiv/dok/Komp/Smart%20homes%20and%20smart%20home%20technology.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geriatrics#/media/File:Nurse_in_geriatry.jpg
31. Inspiration from Salutogenesis by Aaron Antonovsky
• We can also draw inspiration from
“Salutogenesis” Aaron Antonovsky, a professor
of medical sociology.
• Salutogenesis is an approach focusing on factors
that support human health and well-being,
rather than on factors that cause disease.
• The “salutogenic model” is concerned with the
relationship between health, stress, and coping.
• Antonovsky's theories reject the "traditional
medical-model dichotomy separating health and
illness". He described the relationship as a
continuous variable, what he called the "health-
ease versus dis-ease continuum".
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutogenesis
32. Sense of Coherence Concept by Antonovsky
Comprehensibility : a belief that things happen in
an orderly and predictable fashion and a sense
that you can understand events in your life and
reasonably predict what will happen in the
future.
Manageability : a belief that you have the skills
or ability, the support, the help, or the resources
necessary to take care of things, and that things
are manageable and within your control.
Meaningfulness : a belief that things in life are
interesting and a source of satisfaction, that
things are really worthwhile and that there is
good reason or purpose to care about what
happens.
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hospitals/art-in-salutogenic-design/
33. Constructing smart homes with Salutogenesis
Is it possible to construct and develop smart homes based on these three
elements and could they be central in further smart home development? If we
take a closer look, investigating Antonovsky’s (2012) concept of the SOC it is
possible to notice the transferability of the concept of SOC to almost anything.
In this case smart homes and the technology it consists of are under scrutiny. In
relation to the smart home elderly people increase their chances for a beneficial
interaction if the home is built in a way that makes them believe that
(1) they can understand the smart home;
(2) that they have the resources at their disposal to handle it; and
(3) that they wish to cope with the smart home (Hjelm, 2004).
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Erlend Kydland Faanes, Smart Cities – Smart Homes and Smart Technologies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, May 2014
Source: http://biblioteket.husbanken.no/arkiv/dok/Komp/Smart%20homes%20and%20smart%20home%20technology.pdf
34. India needs low-cost solutions for the elderly
An example from a BBC news story shows a
Norwegian couple with low cost sensors at
home that help the woman with Alzheimer's in
her day-to-day life.
“…The Albilia solution shows what you can do
with a tablet, Skype and low-cost sensors. It is
not rocket science and if you can keep an
Alzheimer's patient living independently in
their own home, it is good for the individual,
good for the family, and you can save money
by keeping them out of institutional care.”
Joe Dignan, analyst at Ovum
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Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-22984876
35. To summarize, we need to bridge the gap for
elderly care through smart homes in India
1. Smart homes can improve the quality of life for the elderly in India.
2. India should have its own model for elderly care, drawing inspiration from Salutogenesis.
3. Government involvement in elder care flats is important, again looking at the Norwegian
government initiatives for inspiration.
4. Retirement homes and smart home tech providers together form a great opportunity with
multi-generational housing on the rise.
5. Low-cost sensors and wearable tech can be used to make smart home tech more inclusive
for those who cannot afford the technology.
6. Smart home automation for elderly doesn’t mean offering features, rather it’s about care:
enabling elderly people to live independently.
7. Ask elderly people what they want as users of smart homes and build that into designs.
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Editor's Notes
Graphic is from http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/magazine/2013/spring/aging-india.html
Source: https://www.academia.edu/2521725/Older_women_in_India_Issues_and_Concerns AND http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK109208/#ch15.r18
Gupta, Nidhi (2013). Older Women in India: Issues and Concerns. In S. Siva Raju,U. V. Somayajulu, & C. P. Prakasam (Eds.),
Ageing, Health and Development (pp.203-222). Delhi: B. R. Publishing Corporation
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK109208/#ch15.r18
Source: http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20070716/cover.html
See also: http://bilkulonline.com/features/articles/84-india-ranks-high-on-elder-abuse
Source: http://www.koodam.org/sites/default/files/subjects/NDAFindings_5Final11.11.10.pdf
Vera-Sanso et. al., “Participation and Social Connectivity” in The New Science of Ageing, ed. Alan Walker. Chicago: Policy Press. P. 192
Note: older “joint family” models pointed to “Strong links .. between ownership of property and kin-based caregiving arrangements. Traditional arrangements structured shared domicile of the elderly in their ancestral homes along with younger generations, who would later inherit this property (Rajan, 2006).”