Technology-enabled Programs for Improving the Management of Chronic Care for Older Adults

The capacity of the U.S. health care system is rapidly being tested by the demands of a growing aging and disabled population. The challenges posed by the shear increase in population aging, combined with the disproportionate level of chronic illness among older adults, projected shortages in the long-term care work force, pressures on family caregivers, and rapid increases in the costs of health care, require significant changes in the way health providers address the needs of older adults. Technology offers an important means for addressing these challenges, and ultimately improving the well-being of older adults on both an individual and a systems level.
We are currently witnessing an unprecedented change in the way technology is reframing how health care will be delivered to our aging population; how older adults, family caregivers, and service providers communicate; how the long term care work force is trained; and how older adults obtain access to care and services. Technology has become a major contributor to improving the quality of aging services and care delivery, resulting in improved quality of life and independence of older adults.

Speaker: David Lindeman, Director, Center for Technology and Aging