Unwanted loneliness is one of the main concerns among the elderly in our environment. Advanced telecare and new innovations within the sector emerge as the new tools capable of improving the life and care offered to our elderly. According to data from the La Caixa Foundation, more than 68% of the 14,000 elderly people interviewed experienced some form of unwanted loneliness.
This percentage is increasing over the years for several reasons: changes in lifestyle, more compartmentalized and individualistic societies, faster paces of life, the growth of cities and the depopulation of rural areas. Technology is a great ally in combating this global public health problem and an essential tool for telecare service providers around the world.
The keys against unwanted loneliness
The key to fighting unwanted loneliness among our elderly lies in establishing new ways to bring users closer to their community, their caregivers and their relatives, thanks to new possibilities in the sector. Modern telecare terminals such as our ID Vita Home enable these steps towards a new, better connected and closer telecare, thanks to their end-user-focused features. Our elderly need to feel the closeness of their relatives and caregivers. For this reason, functionalities such as video calls are key in today's times. The possibility of communicating directly and quickly, the opportunity to see the face of their loved ones and the confidence that this service provides are some of the main factors to be taken into account by relatives and telecare companies.
In the same way, new telecare devices with screen and camera offer a window to new opportunities for all types of users suffering from unwanted loneliness. Terminals such as ID Vita Home make it possible to connect groups of people for the purpose of holding thematic workshops via video call, therapeutic workshops to improve their mental health and other types of activities that facilitate the creation of new bonds and alleviate their sense of loneliness. The ability to talk to and see other people through the screen of their telecare device is a unique opportunity to offer a service more in line with the current needs of the elderly.
When it comes to connecting with the elderly, the ability to interact with them directly is also key. Today, the telecare sector, due to its technical limitations, only converses with its users through voice calls. Our elderly need to have the means to be able to inform themselves adequately through campaigns, communicate their condition (perceived health) and have greater autonomy. Multimedia telecare devices are unique tools to deliver these services directly from the provider's side. Unlike touchscreen devices such as tablets or cell phones, terminals such as ID Vita Home are adapted to the needs of their users with several innovations in terms of accessibility: integrated keyboard with buttons of different shapes, textures and reliefs for an intuitive use of the terminal and an intuitive interface, as well as voice recognition for navigation in the system.
ID Vita Home: advanced telecare
Our ID Vita Home terminal is a unique telecare hub in the market. Its main features include a high-definition screen, state-of-the-art connectivity and sensors, as well as an adaptation to the accessibility needs of the market, thanks to its adapted keyboard and software improvements (adapted interface and voice assistant).
Thanks to the new possibilities offered by a device such as ID Vita Home, it is possible to create a personalized, multimedia and more human telecare to care for the elderly.
If you want to know more about our ID Vita Home line of terminals, you can find more information on the following page.