here is a report on some innovative developments to help patients with moderate alzheimer's to continue living in their familiar surroundings - their own home or apartment !
i'm sure that will be good news for alzheimer's patients who otherwise would have to be uprooted and be put into an instituion - and i would imagine that it will be less expensive too .
hbg
the CBC reports :
Quote:Artificially intelligent homes for Alzheimer's patients coming: scientists
Last Updated: Thursday, January 25, 2007 | 2:36 PM ET
CBC News
Scientists in Toronto are developing an artificial intelligence system that would help people with Alzheimer's disease or other cognitive impairments live safely at home.
The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is working with University of Toronto researchers to make home-based computer systems that would assist elderly people with memory loss in living independently. More than 750,000 Canadians will have Alzheimer's or a related dementia by 2031, according to the researchers.
'We are using artificial intelligence so people can remain in their homes for as long as possible.'
-Lead scientist Alex Mihailidis
"Often when a person gets moderate to severe levels of impairment, they are taken out of their home and put into a care facility," lead scientist Alex Mihailidis said in a written statement. "We are using artificial intelligence to support aging-in-place so that people can remain in their homes for as long as possible."
full report :
...HELP FOR ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS...
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