Real world, large scale IoT systems for community eldercare: Experiences and lessons learned

• Main Authors: VALERA, Alvin Cerdena, LEE, Wei Qi, TAN, Hwee-Pink, TAN, Hwee Xian, LIANG, Huiguang
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: smart homes; unobtrusive sensing; in-home monitoring; community eldercare; Internet of Things; Computer Sciences; Gerontology; Software Engineering
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/4278; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/5281/viewcontent/elderly_care_options_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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.