Application of artificial intelligence in the elderly like?

With the development of society, the elderly are more and more lonely due to many different reasons, making care for the elderly become a problem of the whole society. So can the application of artificial intelligence technology solve this problem effectively?

AI can meet the needs of elderly care in both mental life and daily activities.

Based on the current situation, in order to solve the concern about taking care of the elderly, we must learn to apply artificial intelligence from the aspects of spirit, living, shopping, living peacefully, improving. Elderly care qualifications.

Reality

According to the Department of Population and Family Planning, the Ministry of Health, Vietnam hit the golden population peak and entered a period of rapid population aging. In 2011, when Vietnam entered the aging stage, the number of people over 60 accounted for 9.9%. In 2018, this number increased to 11.95%.

The material life of the Vietnamese elderly still faces many difficulties when 68% live in rural areas, are farmers and work in agriculture. Vietnam is one of the fastest aging countries in the world.

It is forecasted that Vietnam will become a country with an aging population by 2038 with the rate of people aged 60 and over reaching over 20%. By 2049, the proportion of the elderly accounts for about 25% of the population, which means that one in 4 people has an elderly person. More than 72% of the elderly live with their descendants, while the trend of Vietnamese family size is gradually shifting from traditional to nuclear families. Having to live alone is very disadvantageous for them, because family is always a basic support for each member when they get old.

The increasing number of “old people without family” has seriously affected the development of traditional family models. To make up for the shortage of the family, the elderly care facilities bring into full play their values ​​and roles, but in reality, the problem cannot be fundamentally solved.

First of all, the number of aged care facilities cannot meet the need. International regulations, 5% of the elderly must be admitted to care facilities, but the current number of facilities is imbalanced in terms of supply and demand. For example, the survey results on the situation of nursing homes and social protection centers in Hanoi shows that the model of social protection centers is still limited in both quantity and quality.

Specifically, in Hanoi, there are 3 social protection centers. There is not only a lack of human resources (10 new patients have 1 caregiver), facilities in the centers are also poor, lack of rehabilitation tools. Second, the nursing supplies of some nursing facilities do not meet the standards, including professional nursing certification.

Take care of the spiritual life of the elderly with AI application

Thus, whether it is family care or basic care, the spiritual life of the elderly will be ignored to a certain extent, so artificial intelligence technology can be fully utilized to to improve the situation.

The first example is chess games, which are one of the most popular modes of entertainment. However, this activity must be completed by at least two people and the AI ​​can be overcome. Currently, there are many chess games developed by Vietnamese programmers that can be played online and offline, ensuring the spiritual needs of the elderly.

In addition, reading is also an option for entertainment suitable for the elderly. However, vision limitations seriously affect the reading quality and efficiency of the elderly. AI-enabled eBook apps aren’t popular yet, but they can solve reading problems. By importing or downloading existing documents, the AI ​​robot will process the language and provide the option to read correctly. Many electronic newspapers are integrating AI reading, helping readers including the elderly to have more experiences.

With the development of science and technology, the constantly improved and optimized artificial intelligence technology, the functions of language recognition, image recognition, natural language processing function can apply. used for the elderly. Specifically, AI applications can perform communication with the elderly, alleviate loneliness or perform other life support functions.

Due to physical limitations, some elderly people will continue to decline in ability to care for themselves and function. In this case, the AI ​​can be helpful by setting a schedule to remind the time, or by setting up assistive parameters like cooking, image recognition to pick up objects, find and guide the way home, etc.

Of course, this requires the AI ​​system to be developed in a more appropriate and optimal way. In fact, artificial intelligence technology has also received prompt attention in the National Strategy on research, development and application of artificial intelligence (by the year 2030 of the Prime Minister issued on 26 / 1 past.

Help with shopping and planning completion

As the age gets older, the computing power of the elderly will constantly decline, affecting shopping efficiency, and even errors occur, so the AI ​​system can take full advantage. However, to facilitate the travel of the elderly, it is necessary to design a small and light intelligent system, and at the same time install the navigation function for reasonable planning.

For example, before going out, the elderly can input the destination via voice, the system will automatically plan the route, guide the direction. In the process of shopping, seniors can use smart devices to identify the names, specifications, instructions, prices, and other information of many items to avoid errors.

Artificial intelligence should be widely used in the care of the elderly to promote social progress, bring into play the value and significance of science and technology in the near future.