Technology adoption review for ageing well: analysis of technical solutions

While several technological solutions are available for older adults to improve their wellbeing and quality of life, little is known about the gaps between the needs, provided solutions, and their adoption from a more pragmatic perspective. This paper reports on reviewing existing technological solutions for older adults, which span the work life, life in the community, and wellbeing at home. We analyzed 50 different solutions to uncover both negative and positive features of these solutions from the perspective of the impact of technology adoption on the quality of life of older adults. Our approach harnesses holistic reasoning to determine the most suitable technologies available today and provides suggestions for improvement toward designing and implementing better solutions

SHELDON Smart habitat for the elderly.

An insightful document concerning active and assisted living under different perspectives: Furniture and habitat, ICT solutions and Healthcare

The Future of Healthy Living: Improving the impact of urban living environments on residents

Healthy living is always a significant part of community well-being. The quality of human living spaces plays an important role in promoting health and wellbeing. Increasingly, there are many mental and physical health concerns in multicultural, complex urban living environments. Living environments, which include dwellings and community areas, become important examples when considering potential leveraging points to improve the quality of healthy urban living. Considering the current rapid technological development and cultural shifts, there are many significant changes in people’s lifestyles that will affect their living space needs. This project begins by describing the current development of residential living space in urban cities, such as Toronto, and analyzing the dynamics at play and their patterns of social support. Utilizing foresight methods, systemic analysis, and generative research methodology, this project will research urban ecologies to understand the relationship between humans and their living spaces and how space could shape their wellbeing, highlighting the physical and mental issues that impact people today in urban city living spaces. Through an investigation of various aspects of current urban development patterns, possible future directions and solutions for the living environment may be proposed. This research will focus on intervention strategies and key design principles for future residential design innovations as a guide, catalyst, and opportunity for future residential design inspiration

Feature Papers "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities: State of the Art and Future Perspectives"

The "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities: States of the Art and Future Perspectives" publication presents contemporary, innovative, and insightful narratives, debates, and frameworks based on an international collection of papers from scholars spanning the fields of gerontology, social sciences, architecture, computer science, and gerontechnology. This extensive collection of papers aims to move the narrative and debates forward in this interdisciplinary field of age-friendly cities and communities