Effect of aging of hearing on speech recognition in rooms
H. Sato · Gerontechnology · 2005
www.gerontechjou rnal.net M ay 2005, Vol 3, No 4 Promoting independent living of older people is essential in social and health care. There is a clear trend to provide nursing services at homes instead of institutional care in all industrial countries. Older people value their independence, and for the society the question is about the cost-efficient provision of health and social services. Telehealth and telecare systems can be used as tools for supporting the independent living of the elderly. In this paper, we discuss telemetric activity monitoring of the elderly and demonstrate how existing technology provides information about long-term changes in the health status and well-being of the elderly. In this