As the care needs of aging Americans mount, tech is emerging as an ally for strained healthcare systems, worried families, and the elderly themselves. Designed as a social companion, AI-powered robot ElliQ helps those in their golden years stay in touch with family and remain active.

With stockpiling and panic-buying causing many products to sell out during the COVID-19 outbreak, many of the UK’s most vulnerable are having a hard time shopping for essentials. To help them, some supermarkets are opening early to let the elderly shop in peace without having to compete with others.

Digital solutions to problems such as isolation, a lack of mobility, and ill health are enabling older people to live well for longer in their own homes. Yet while many Boomers and Seniors and striving to become tech-savvy, what kinds of domestic gadgets do these cohorts want and need?

Age UK has partnered with popular British TV series Coronation Street to raise awareness of the loneliness that many elderly people experience during the festive season. By airing its ad alongside a familiar TV storyline, Age UK hopes to make its message more relatable.