scholarly journals Design of a seniors and Alzheimer's disease caring service platform

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (S10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Wen Lee ◽  
Hsiu-Mang Chuang
Keyword(s):  
Care Service ◽  
Fall Detection ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Service Platform ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Basic Model ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Mobile Phone Applications ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Background To meet the needs of aging and dementia patients in Taiwan, this study designed a nursing system that includes communication, location tracking, and fall detection, and early warning services. The main purpose of this research is to provide timely services to the elderly and patients and hope to reduce the burden when the number of nursing staff decreases. This article is a remote disease care service platform with the Internet of Things (IoT) devices to monitor the location of the elderly and whether they have dropped warning alerts. Results The device is connected to the patient's waist and chest, monitors the patient's movement and behavior, and transmits messages to the back-end system, and informs caregivers through mobile phone applications when unexpected or shocking events occur. The system can identify whether the patient has fallen, accidentally, or long-term inactivity. The device is equipped with sensors that enable it to monitor the patient's location and behavior data through Bluetooth and GPS technology. Finally, we proposed a basic model and an integrated model that will industrialize the system and is expected to play a role in a larger patient population. Conclusions The system developed in this research has passed the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) test and verification, and is expected to provide appropriate safety care services for nursing homes and elderly residences.

scholarly journals Design of New Elderly Care Service Acquisition Mode from the Perspective of Internet Economic Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 03003
Author(s):  
Yi Ding ◽  
Zhe Zhang ◽  
Meiyun Yang ◽  
Fengqi Sun
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Kano Model ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Internet Economy ◽  
Acquisition Mode ◽  
Economic Innovation

This research focuses on a service acquisition mode for parents in urban separated families of China to promote the popularization of elderly care services in Internet economy. Based on interviews and questionnaires, authors find the pain point of the elderly care service acquisition mode and propose a tripartite participatory mode. Using this new service acquisition mode, adult children can play an assistant role with a smartphone-based service purchase platform. Next, in order to determine what services should be provided priorly on the platform, an empirical study based on questionnaires and KANO model is carried out to screen a propriate services items. Through the innovation of new elderly care service acquisition mode, more practitioners are supposed to expands their business effectively in aging market, and to play an ever more active role in the growth of Internet economy.

Enhancing data-driven elderly appointment services in domestic care communities under COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
H.Y. Lam ◽  
G.T.S. Ho ◽  
Daniel Y. Mo ◽  
Valerie Tang
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Care Service ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Service Matching ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Domestic Care

PurposeUnder the impact of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), this paper contributes in the deployment of the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)-based system, namely AIoT-based Domestic Care Service Matching System (AIDCS), to the existing electronic health (eHealth) system so as to enhance the delivery of elderly-oriented domestic care services.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed AIDCS integrates IoT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to (1) capture real-time health data of the elderly at home and (2) provide the knowledge support for decision making in the domestic care appointment service in the community.FindingsA case study was conducted in a local domestic care centre which provided elderly oriented healthcare services to the elderly. By integrating IoT and AI into the service matching process of the mobile apps platform provided by the local domestic care centre, the results proved that customer satisfaction and the quality of the service delivery were improved by observing the key performance indicators of the transactions after the implementation of the AIDCS.Originality/valueFollowing the outbreak of COVID-19, this is a new attempt to overcome the limited research done on the integration of IoT and AI techniques in the domestic care service. This study not only inherits the ability of the existing eHealth system to automatically capture and monitor the health status of the elderly in real-time but also improves the overall quality of domestic care services in term of responsiveness, effectiveness and efficiency.

Quality improvement of smart senior care service platform in China based on grey relational analysis and Fuzzy-QFD

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Xu ◽  
Yu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Grey Relational Analysis ◽  
Care Service ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Service Platform ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Relational Analysis ◽  
Improvement Method ◽  
Grey Relational ◽  
Quality Improvement Method

PurposeSmart senior care industry in China currently faces a series of practical difficulties such as an imbalance in the demand and supply structure, service products unable to cater to the actual needs of the elderly and a low degree of marketization. This study therefore proposes using grey relational analysis and the Fuzzy-quality function development (QFD) quality improvement method to help solve these problems.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed method converts the fuzzy requirements of the elderly into the technical characteristics of technologically augmented senior care service products. It then, uses the QFD relationship matrix, combined with grey relational analysis, to analyze the relationship between the needs of elderly and the converted technical characteristics, and subsequently identifies key technical characteristics.FindingsResults show that an improvement in the smart senior care service platform according to the differences of the elderly's preferences can significantly improve users' satisfaction with the service in addition to enhancing market competitiveness of the technologically assisted senior care service products.Originality/valueA novel method to improve the need of smart senior care is proposed by considering age difference. The proposed grey relational analysis and Fuzzy-QFD quality improvement method can help improve the service quality of the smart senior care service platform.

scholarly journals Impact of Quality and Government Subsidies on Elderly Care Services

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
Mengna Li ◽  
Liyun Wu
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Incentive Effect ◽  
Government Subsidies ◽  
Care Services

In order to solve the problem of imbalance resource allocation and service income in the elderly care service industry, this article establishes three service income models in different situations for a single provider and a single integrator while considering the quality as well as government subsidies. The results showed that government subsidies can significantly improve quality efforts and service income with a mutual restriction between quality and service income. Government subsidies would have an impact on the quality, and they are more conducive to the service income of providers. When government subsidies are less than 80% of the service income, the incentive effect is better.

scholarly journals Using Trend Extrapolation Model to Predict the Needs of Elderly Care Talents in Beijing Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 233 ◽  
pp. 01168
Author(s):  
Aijia Song ◽  
Zhaoqi Peng
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Extrapolation Model

2020-2050 is a period of rapid development of China's population aging, and it is also a critical period for the country to actively respond to population aging. Under the background of the combination of medical care and nursing, institutional elderly care services, as an important branch of the multi-level elderly care service system, have become the main battlefield of the integrated medical and elderly care policy. Therefore, institutional care talents for the aged have also become a key link in improving the quality of life of the elderly population. This paper using trend extrapolation model to predict the needs of elderly care talents in institutions in Beijing, including nursing staff who provide basic living care and professional medical staff who provide services such as rehabilitation, medical treatment, nutrition, and psychological consultation. The results show that, in 2050, the demand for institutional elderly nursing staff in Beijing will exceed 150,000, and the demand for institutional elderly medical staff will reach about 20,000.

Financial Affordability, Health Insurance, and Use of Health Care Services by the Elderly: Findings From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 510-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaojiao Ren ◽  
Ding Ding ◽  
Qunhong Wu ◽  
Chaojie Liu ◽  
Yanhua Hao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Service Usage ◽  
Care Services

The rapidly growing aging population has attracted global attention. This study explores the associations between 3 basic health insurances, and it identifies factors associated with health care services among the elderly populations. This study is based on multistage stratified cluster sampling method from the 2013 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) resulting in 7589 participants. Medical Insurance for Urban Employees (MIUE) members were more likely to use inpatient health care services. Health insurance programs were associated with inpatient services usage but not outpatient services usage. There are significant disparities in medical costs and health care service usage among the 3 insurance programs. Health insurance program is only associated with inpatient care. These findings may provide some suggestions to support improvements to the Chinese health care system.

A Survey on the Sustainability of China’s Smoke-free Community Elderly Care Service Models from the Perspective of Welfare Pluralism

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1469-1479
Author(s):  
Zhang Zehao ◽  
Wang Xinting ◽  
Xie Linling
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Service Models ◽  
Cooperation Model ◽  
Welfare Pluralism ◽  
Smoking Control

Objectives: Studies show that the harm of smoking is much higher in the elderly than in the young and middle-aged. Therefore, smoke-free communities are more suitable for the elderly. China’s ministry of civil affairs pointed out that, the development of community elderly care services conforms to the wishes of over 90% of the elderly in China, which is the focus of the construction of China’s elderly care service system. Meanwhile, China’s existing smoke-free community elderly care service models are diverse, service efficiency and sustainability remains uneven. Methods: This study constructed a conceptual framework for smoke-free community elderly care service based on the theory of welfare pluralism. To find the sustainability of smoking control in smoke-free communities and the efficiency of elderly care service supply under different supply modes. According to the geographical location, 9somke-free communities in Beijing, Nanjing and Xi’an were selected for investigation. Results: Three supply modes of community-based elderly care services are summarized, including Multiactor Participation Model (MPM), Government and Social organization Cooperation Model (GSCM), and Government-led Participation Model (GPM). The case analysis method is used to analyze the characteristics of the supply actors, supply content, and supply methods of these three models. Conclusion: Three supply modes of community-based elderly care services are summarized, including Multiactor Participation Model (MPM), Government and Social organization Cooperation Model (GSCM), and Government-led Participation Model (GPM). The MPM for smoke-free community elderly care, which includes the participation of multiple subjects and is more diversified in terms of supply content and methods, is found to have better smoking control efficiency and higher sustainability.

Computer Vision Based Privacy Protected Fall Detection and Behavior Monitoring System for the Care of the Elderly

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yugma P.N. Fernando ◽  
Kasun D.B. Gunasekara ◽  
Kumary P. Sirikumara ◽  
Upeksha E. Galappaththi ◽  
Thusithanjana Thilakarathna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Vision ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Fall Detection ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Behavior Monitoring ◽  
And Behavior

Quality Improvement in Community-Based, Long-Term Care: Theory and Reality

1994 ◽  
Vol 20 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 59-77
Author(s):  
Eleanor D. Kinney ◽  
Jay A. Freedman ◽  
Cynthia A. Loveland Cook
Keyword(s):  
Daily Living ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Service ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Theory ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Community Based Services

Community-based, long-term care has become an increasingly popular and needed service for the aged and disabled populations in recent years. These services witnessed a major expansion in 1981 when Congress created the Home and Community-Based Waiver authority for the Medicaid program. Currently, all states offer some complement of community-based, long-term care services to their elderly and disabled populations and nearly all states have Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waivers which extend these services to their Medicaid eligible clients.An ever increasing proportion of the population is in need of community-based, long-term care services. Between nine and eleven million Americans of all ages are chronically disabled and require some help with tasks of daily living. In 1990, thirty percent of the elderly with at least one impaired activity of daily living used a community-based, long-term care service. Not surprisingly, expenditures for community-based, long-term care have increased.

scholarly journals Development and Dissemination of Nursing Robots and Support Systems for Welfare Sites

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 713-718
Author(s):  
Yuji Higashi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Care Service ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Care Robots

The Japanese population is rapidly aging, with fewer proportion of children, and its production-age population has decreased correspondingly, with a resulting shortage in nursing-care service providers. To cope with this situation, the Japanese government has focused on developing and deploying nursing-care robots to compensate for the shortage of human resources. As most nursing-care services are intended for the elderly and disabled, they are traditionally considered as human services. To implement nursing-care robots on a large scale, numerous approaches and measures have been considered, such as modeling the approaches to effectively use nursing-care robots in nursing-care fields, rewarding highly useful nursing-care robots with greater nursing-care compensations, and responding to consultations at nursing-care sites by building a platform to develop, demonstrate, and deploy nursing-care robots. However, nursing-care services using robots are still not popular because of prevailing anxieties about and resistance to such technologies; therefore, the promotion of nursing-care services using robot technologies remains a challenge. Presently, a system capable of supporting not only a single nursing-care scenario but also a series of nursing-care operations is highly desired. In the future, nursing-care services have to be made more rewarding using robots, for which it is vitally important to provide support in the form of evidence-based, scientific, and effective nursing-care services.

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