Where a thousand digital eyes keep watch over the elderly (via nytimes)
As the nation with the world’s oldest population, Japan is most vulnerable to the ravages of dementia: memory loss, confusion, slow physical decline and, most heartbreakingly, the ineluctable dissolution of the self and relationships with others.
One major outcome has been an increased focus on helping people with dementia “age in place” — instead of consigning them to nursing homes — in hopes of improving their quality of life and lessening the load on overtaxed care facilities. Public perceptions of those with dementia have improved in the last decade, said Miki Sato, 46, who was diagnosed with dementia at age 43 and staffs a company that provides work opportunities for others with the condition. But there is still a tendency to put families’ needs above those of individuals, she said.
“As my symptoms advance, I could imagine that I might use them myself,” she said of the tracking systems. Although localities and companies have made large investments in developing and promoting the programs, they remain sparsely used, in part because of ethical concerns.
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