Purpose In order to cope with the challenges that are the result of an aging population,
policies and services promote kee** elders in the community and letting them age in …

Purpose Driven by the shortage in qualified nurses and the high percentage of aging
populations, the past decade has witnessed a significant growth in the use of robots in …

Winner of the 2019 Richard M. Kalish Innovative Publication Book Award 2019–
Gerontological Society of America This new edition provides easily accessible and usable …

Autonomous robots have the potential to serve as versatile caregivers that improve quality of
life for millions of people worldwide. Yet, conducting research in this area presents …

Background The worldwide increase in older persons demands technological solutions to
combat the shortage of caregiving and to enable aging in place. Smart home health …

Social robots are being developed to support care given to older adults (OA), people with
dementia (PWD) and OA with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by facilitating their …

One's internal state is mainly communicated through nonverbal cues, such as facial
expressions, gestures and tone of voice, which in turn shape the corresponding emotional …

Due to rapidly aging human populations, frailty has become an essential concept, as it
identifies older people who have higher risk of adverse outcomes, such as disability …

Envisioning the future of older adults of 2050 is a challenging task given the heterogeneity of
the older adult population. We consider primarily the domains of home, health, and social …

We are living in an exciting time, as people are living longer, more active lives. This is
resha** how we think about aging. Rather than viewing aging as a problem to be fixed (ie …