Assistive technology and older people: Listening to their views

Abstract

The growing proportion of older people in the United Kingdom requires policies that are cost‐effective and responsive to their needs. Both these factors have led to growing emphasis on policies which enable older people to remain in homes of their own. Older people are becoming more vociferous in expressing their views and are being encouraged to do this. This article reports on three pieces of research funded by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) which have attempted to draw on the views of older people about assistive technology and its role in staying at home policies.

Citation

Tinker, A., Mccreadie, C. and Turner‐Smith, A. (2003), "Assistive technology and older people: Listening to their views", Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 27-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/14608790200300013