Researchers at Arizona State University are studying how technology could help older adults who are living alone with cognitive decline.
Ross Andel is a professor at ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Innovation, where he studies aging and cognitive decline. He’s also a co-lead of the Roybal Center there.
"It's an NIH-funded program where we provide pilot funding for small trials to find new ways to help older adults who do live alone, potentially with cognitive issues to reconnect with society in different ways to stay active both physically and mentally" using technology.
"It could be an AI assistant that communicates with the person and say about, you know, taking medication on time. ... They forget that they already took their medication, they take it again, which is just a bigger problem," Andel said.
Andel says they are also looking at how tech can foster social connection and physical activity.
