US-based startups are helping ease the cost burden on the country's aging population by utilising technology to help older adults age in place. Products such as Onkol, a medication reminding system, aim to allow the elderly to maintain their independence at home for longer. The government has also been working with private companies and charities to provide financial support to people who have lost jobs due to automation or other factors.
US-based startups are helping ease the cost burden on the country's aging population by utilising technology to help older adults age in place. Products such as Onkol, a medication reminding system, aim to allow the elderly to maintain their independence at home for longer. A rival startup, San Fransisco-based Lively, fits sensors around the user's home to monitor customers' footsteps, daily routine and can alert emergency services to abnormalities.