Artificial intelligence and devices connected to the internet are being introduced to nursing care in Japan, where there is a chronic shortage of caregivers due to its graying society and the way the coronavirus pandemic has restricted face-to-face contact.
Sensors are monitoring the lifestyle habits of the elderly while AI-initiated phone calls are checking on seniors daily, allowing caregivers to look after them remotely.
"You went to the bathroom many times yesterday," a care manager says over the phone to a man as he checks data on his recent routine.