Smart Tech Engineer Predicts Five Changes Coming in 2019 in Tech Space for Older Adults

Next year will see five changes in the technology space for older adults, according to K4Connect's Kuldip Pabla in Forbes . His first prediction is consolidation in the senior-care vendor market, requiring corporate executives to deal with fewer vendors, drive additional value, and expedite tech adoption. Pabla's second forecast is for the commencement of digital transformation in senior care, which he stresses "is not technology replacing jobs, but rather technology solutions that will provide caregivers with the ability to scale impact." His third prediction anticipates new tech-enabled business models in senior living communities. "Smart technology solutions such as smart home, smart wellness, and smart living will unlock the ability for communities to drive new lines of revenue and expanding their impact by serving these new sets of customers," Pabla says. He also expects the end-to-end voice first user experience to go deeper, and successful service providers and communities will be those who concentrate on enterprise deployment, enterprise management, enterprise support, and enterprise analytics. Pabla's final prediction for 2019 is the rollout of data and machine learning for predictive healthcare analytics. "Senior living communities, home care and health agencies, and even insurance companies will be interested in predictive healthcare as it will help them foresee and avoid (or delay) impending health events all while empowering the older adults they serve to live richer, more engaged lives," he notes.