Will technological innovation create the true lifetime home

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ID11485201
AuthorsJames Barlow (0000-0003-4984-0126, Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London, corresponding author), Tim Venables (Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London)
Year2004
Volume19
Issue5
Pages795-810
Publication date2004-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHousing Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0267-3037 • E-ISSN: 1466-1810
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0267303042000249215
OpenAlexW2035454054
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited9

This paper discusses the relationship between different forms of design and technological innovation and their ability to support older people in their own homes. It considers (1) innovation in the design and construction of new housing, notably ‘lifetime homes’ and ‘open building’ systems; (2) the introduction of electronically enhanced assistive technology; and (3) telecare. Each of these is examined in terms of its potential benefits for meeting the housing needs of older people and its limitations. The paper proposes that these innovations are likely to have a variable effect on the possible housing pathways of older people, depending on the way they are combined. It also outlines the policy and market influences that may stimulate their adoption, concluding that design and technology innovations must be matched by new care delivery models

Assistive technology · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Older people · Telecare · Telemedicine · Computer Science · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Technology Use by Older Adults · Gerontology

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