Help at Home - Use of assistive technology for older people

More people are living longer with complex conditions and needs.

Technology can help people to stay living well and safely at home as they get older. But technology is changing rapidly and it can be challenging to get the right technology for the right person with the right support. There has been considerable investment recently in developing and evaluating assistive technologies for older people. But this is a relatively new field and there are important gaps in what we know.

This review presents a selection of recent research on assistive technology for older people funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and other government funders, and focuses on research around the use of technology in the home, remote monitoring systems and designing better environments for older people.