{"id":10085,"date":"2023-05-21T08:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T06:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/21\/care-bots-a-dream-for-carers-or-a-dangerous-fantasy\/"},"modified":"2023-05-21T08:37:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T06:37:28","slug":"care-bots-a-dream-for-carers-or-a-dangerous-fantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/21\/care-bots-a-dream-for-carers-or-a-dangerous-fantasy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Care bots\u2019: a dream for carers or a dangerous fantasy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robots that can assist caregivers have been talked up as being transformative. But some researchers fear such technology could take more than it gives<\/p>\n

Ingrid\u2019s 22-year-old son Tom doesn\u2019t understand danger. He cannot leave the house by himself because he does not know that cars may kill him and, in winter, he forgets to wear enough clothes to stay warm. He was born with Down\u2019s syndrome and Ingrid says that \u201che\u2019s calm and shy and really polite, but he needs help with everything\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ingrid is one of millions of people caring for a loved one at home today. In the UK, \u201cfamily caregivers\u201d constitute about 9% of the population and they outstrip paid care workers by more than three to one. This is because most care continues to be carried out in people\u2019s homes, rather than in residential facilities or by paid workers in the community. For this oft-overlooked army of supporters, it\u2019s a difficult life. According to an annual survey<\/a> of family caregivers in the UK, 45% had been providing support for 90 hours or more each week, and a similar proportion had not taken a break from caring in the past year. Caregivers consistently report lost income, higher than average rates of depression and anxiety, lack of time to rest, exercise or socialise, or to attend their own medical appointments \u2013 to do much of anything for themselves, really.<\/p>\n

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\nRobots that can assist caregivers have been talked up as being transformative. But some researchers fear such technology could take more than it gives
\nIngrid\u2019s 22-year-old son Tom doesn\u2019t understand danger. He cannot leave the house by himself because he does not know that cars may kill him and, in winter, he forgets to wear enough clothes to stay warm. He was born with Down\u2019s syndrome and Ingrid says that \u201che\u2019s calm and shy and really polite, but he needs help with everything\u201d.
\nIngrid is one of millions of people caring for a loved one at home today. In the UK, \u201cfamily caregivers\u201d constitute about 9% of the population and they outstrip paid care workers by more than three to one. This is because most care continues to be carried out in people\u2019s homes, rather than in residential facilities or by paid workers in the community. For this oft-overlooked army of supporters, it\u2019s a difficult life. According to an annual survey of family caregivers in the UK, 45% had been providing support for 90 hours or more each week, and a similar proportion had not taken a break from caring in the past year. Caregivers consistently report lost income, higher than average rates of depression and anxiety, lack of time to rest, exercise or socialise, or to attend their own medical appointments \u2013 to do much of anything for themselves, really. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robots that can assist caregivers have been talked up as being transformative. But some researchers fear such technology could take more than it gives Ingrid\u2019s 22-year-old son Tom doesn\u2019t understand danger. He cannot leave the house by himself because he does not know that cars may kill him and, in winter, he forgets to wear …<\/p>\n

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