Enhancing Elderly Care with AI: A Review of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications

The growing global elderly population demands efficient, personalized, and accessible healthcare solutions. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have emerged as transformative tools in elderly caregiving, enhancing disease diagnostics, treatment planning, remote monitoring, and hea...

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Published inProceedings of IEEE Southeastcon pp. 900 - 905
Main Authors Shrestha, Stutika Thapa, Ghosh, Arup Kumar
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 22.03.2025
Subjects
Artificial Intelligence
Caregiving
Decision making
Digital intelligence
Elderly Care
Ethics
Healthcare
Machine learning
Medical services
Navigation
Older adults
Privacy
Remote monitoring
Usability
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Summary:The growing global elderly population demands efficient, personalized, and accessible healthcare solutions. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have emerged as transformative tools in elderly caregiving, enhancing disease diagnostics, treatment planning, remote monitoring, and health record management. These technologies offer greater autonomy for seniors and improved efficiency for caregivers and healthcare professionals. However, barriers such as data privacy concerns, AI's opaque decision-making (black box problem), and digital literacy challenges continue to limit their widespread adoption. This review examines strategies to improve AI transparency, strengthen privacy safeguards, and develop user-friendly interfaces, ensuring that AI-driven healthcare solutions remain accessible and trustworthy for elderly individuals. Findings emphasize the need for a balanced AI-human caregiving model, where AI complements rather than replaces human caregivers, preserving the compassionate and ethical dimensions of elderly care. Addressing these challenges will enable AI to reshape elderly caregiving-bridging technological advancements with human empathy to improve healthcare outcomes and quality of life for seniors.
ISSN:1558-058X
DOI:10.1109/SoutheastCon56624.2025.10971504