Accenture Leverages AI to Help Senior Citizens Live Independently

The number of older people physically and socially isolated at home is rising rapidly around the globe. Because these people often do not have family members living nearby to help, the situation has created a new population of vulnerable people.

Artificial intelligence can help older people improve their physical and mental well-being. Accenture’s virtual homecare program—inspired by work started in our AI4Good Hackathon—runs on Amazon Web Services technologies, using voice and vision technologies to enable video calls, medicine and exercise reminders, reading material and event searches. The program can spot abnormalities in behavior and alert family or friends, based on user-defined permissions. When virtual homecare was piloted in senior citizens’ homes in London through a partnership with Age UK London and Hanover Housing Association, participants reported an improved connection to their community and families. To learn more, please visit Accenture.com

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