{"id":3126,"date":"2025-05-15T13:30:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careium.com\/en\/?post_type=white-paper&p=3126"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:44:27","slug":"combating-loneliness-with-technology-enabled-care","status":"publish","type":"white-paper","link":"https:\/\/www.careium.com\/en\/about-us\/future-of-care\/white-paper\/combating-loneliness-with-technology-enabled-care\/","title":{"rendered":"How smart care tech tackles loneliness in ageing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How smart technology tackles loneliness among older people<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Loneliness among the elderly is a growing public health crisis. However, smart technology can help. From personal alarms to AI-driven sensors and social robots, technology enabled care offers innovative ways to support independence, wellbeing, and meaningful human connection.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Older adults today are healthier and more active than ever before. But an ageing population brings new challenges. Among the most urgent is loneliness – a silent epidemic that impacts millions of elderly people worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology enabled care offers a transformative solution, not only enhancing independence and safety but also directly addressing social isolation. According to studies, loneliness can be as harmful to health as smoking or obesity. It increases the risk of heart disease, depression, cognitive decline, and premature death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing highlighted the isolation faced by many older people. Now, as the world has opened up again, it’s vital we rethink care – placing connection and compassion at the core, with technology as a key enabler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is technology enabled care?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Technology enabled care is defined as digital technology that contributes to a greater quality of life for the elderly and those living with a disability<\/em>. At Careium, we adopt this definition while focusing on how it promotes safety, independence, and social inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology enabled care includes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n