ArticleInnovation in aging2022
Using Voice and Touchscreen Controlled Smart Speakers to Protect Vulnerable Clients in Long-Term Care Facilities.
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- Artificially intelligent nursing homes: a scoping review of palliative care interventions.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
- Using Smart Displays to Implement an eHealth System for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR aging · 2025Trial
- From Command to Care: A Scoping Review on Utilization of Smart Speakers by Patients and Providers.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2024Review
- Using Voice-Activated Technologies to Enhance Well-Being of Older Adults in Long-Term Care Homes.Innovation in aging · 2024Article
- Evidence Base for the Future of Nursing Homes: Special Issue.Innovation in aging · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background and Objectives: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services restricted long-term care facility visitation to only essential personnel during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The Maryland Department of Human Services distributed Amazon Echoshow 8 voice and touchscreen controlled smart speakers (VTCSS) to a sample of their institutionalized guardianship clients to enhance caseworker access during the pandemic. Research Design and Methods: This pilot study focused on understanding VTCSS use challenges and the effects on clients' safety and well-being. Two focus groups were conducted with caseworkers ( Results: Four themes were identified, including challenges to providing casework during the pandemic (e.g., facility technology gaps), challenges to device installation and use (e.g., privacy concerns), strategies for overcoming challenges (e.g., alert features), and benefits (e.g., stimulation, care monitoring) and uses (e.g., enhanced access, entertainment). Discussion and Implications: VTCSS show great promise to engage the client, maintain visual access, and monitor quality of care. However, facilitating access to such technology requires planning and training before installation.
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