The High-Tech Nursing Home: Big Industry or Revolution?
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The High-Tech Nursing Home: Big Industry or Revolution?
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When you picture a nursing home, you probably don’t think “cutting-edge technology.” But a massive shift is underway. From automated smart rooms with voice controls and fall-prevention sensors to RFID-tagged caregivers, the “high-tech nursing home” is here—and it’s changing elder care.
But here’s the catch: all that innovation comes with a staggering price tag, sometimes pushing annual costs beyond $145,000. Is that the only way forward? Or could a DIY, bottom-up approach—where families use affordable, off-the-shelf tech to build personalized smart rooms—be the smarter solution?
In this episode, we compare both models: the institutional $15,000-per-room rollout vs. the $800 personal smart setup you could build today. The answer may redefine how we age for generations to come.