Transforming eldercare in China with IBM in collaboration with the Beijing Academy of Science and Technology using connected devices, big data and analytics

1. Tranforming
eldercare in
China
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As China’s elderly population expands, novel technology developed
by IBM in collaboration with the Beijing Academy of Science and
Technology, will help deliver quality, cost-effective care to more seniors
at home, reducing demand on senior services institutions.
These trends have led to rapid growth in the
eldercare market with revenues reaching nearly
Government leaders have set a goal to
deliver 90 percent of care to the elderly
in their homes, 6 percent in daytime
care facilities, and just 4 percent in
residential nursing homes by 2020.
The problem is even more severe in larger cities
people over
the age of 60
220
million
194
million
over the age
of 60 by 2015
440
million
expected over
the next 20 years
of Beijing’s population
was over age 60 in 2012
20% 33%
of Beijing citizens are
estimated to be elderly in
the next four decades
$320 billion
Conventional models of eldercare in China are unsustainable and
require new solutions outside of traditional care models
A collaborative solution
The pilot project will use IBM’s big data analytics and social context
management tools to help assess and predict aging citizens’ health
and social risks, and provide evidence-based, personalized care
pathways and preventive care. It will include the following services:
Providing eldercare at home is a cost-effective way to address
the needs of the aging population, and IBM has the tools
needed to enable the community of clinicians and social
workers to deliver high quality, home-based eldercare.
90%
6%
4%
Home care
assistance
such as
shopping,
cleaning, and
medication
reminders
Intelligent
medication
reminders
Location
tracking
using GPS
technology
for people
with
Alzheimer’s
Disease
Home
security
monitoring
for people
living alone
Games
for mental
exercise
Provision
of Smart
Phones
Intelligent
health
monitoring