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14 Oct 2020, 13:19 GMT+10
The Jubo Facility Solution has been deployed in 34 long-term care facilities, serving more than 3,500 elderly. The startup is now looking to expand its business to the North American market with a team in Vancouver to develop business partnerships with local software suppliers and potential nursing home clients.
Taipei, Taiwan (Merxwire) -УТ Smart care solutions like Jubo, an AIoT senior care system, have come to the spotlight in the past few months. With the pandemic speeding up the trend of digitalization of elderly care, the company behind Jubo reports a surge in demand for its digital tool for patient records as well as fever detection.
УЂтЌХWe believe digitalization is the right trend for the nursing industry and all nursing facilities should better prepare themselves for future outbreaks. In the meantime, the Jubo team will continue developing COVID-related functions to meet customers' needs during this unprecedented time,УЂтЌТ said Jessy Kang, co-founder of Smart Ageing Tech.
COVID-19 accelerating digital health reformsIn the first half of 2020, the world witnessed the need for a well-functioning health care system, especially regarding senior care. Nursing homes had become COVID-19 hot spots in North American during the outbreak. A failing nursing system makes not only the caregivers, but also the families struggle to stay on top of the situation.
УЂтЌХIn a post-pandemic world, senior care should still be able to involve family engagement despite all the social distancing measures,УЂтЌТ said Kang.
The companyУЂтЌтЂs ultimate goal is to make sure senior care stays connected with its community and local health resources in a more efficient way.
With JuboУЂтЌтЂs family engagement tool, nurses can easily communicate with seniorsУЂтЌтЂ family. The family chatbots can synchronize information and provide reasoning responses by Jubo cognitive AI engine. It becomes an extension of the family in long-term care facilities, help seniors stay connected with their loved one. The facilities can also build trust and credibility with families.
(Photo via Jubo)
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Expanding to an overseas marketThe Jubo Facility Solution has been deployed in 34 long-term care facilities, serving more than 3,500 elderly. The startup is now looking to expand its business to the North American market with a team in Vancouver to develop business partnerships with local software suppliers and potential nursing home clients.
The geriatric care market in North America is expected to be valued at US$ 421.6 billion by the end of 2025.
Smart Ageing TechУЂтЌтЂs digital senior care solution is part of an emerging smart aging tech. By 2050, about a quarter of the worldУЂтЌтЂs population (+ 2 billion) will be over the age of 60. To serve the health care needs of this massive market, the age tech market is expected to reach $2 trillion.
Lack of human resourcesAs the creators of Jubo see it, there are three main problems in the senior care sector: too few caregivers, fragmented communication and a disconnect between seniors in care centers and their families.
УЂтЌХLack of caregivers has become a severe problem in the long-term care industry, and we need to transform the labor-intensive industry. One thing that really concerns me is less and less young professionals are willing to contribute their expertise in this industry, so over the years there has been a limited number of newcomers entering the profession,УЂтЌТ said Kang.
As an academic for more than 20 years, Kang has had countless discussions with friends in the industry about the senior care problem, but was frustrated by the lack of a real solution. So he decided to tackle the problem himself and founded the company in 2018.
JuboУЂтЌтЂs long-term care solutionThe Jubo Long-term Care Solution is a platform that serves senior care facilities, health care professionals, and families by seamlessly automating vital sign measurements and nursing records.
(Photo via Jubo)
With Jubo, caregivers can do their paperwork in a fraction of the time it normally takes, leaving them with valuable time to develop a closer relationship with those in their care. They also have more time to communicate with the residentsУЂтЌтЂ families.
JuboУЂтЌтЂs smart nursing information system collects the residentsУЂтЌтЂ healthcare data from the IoT tray and all the data is synchronized on the cloud. In addition to Mandarin, the IoT trolley is powered with several languages, including English, Vietnamese and Indonesian so that caregivers and nurses from these countries can also use the system.
The Jubo chatbot keeps family members abreast of their elderly family memberУЂтЌтЂs health and general wellbeing. The company believes that interaction with the chatbot will result in families being more engaged in care plans and daily activities of their loved ones in a long-term care facility.
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