How not to introduce technology in senior care communities

Put the 4 ethical principles first, particularly beneficience (the benefit for the end user) and autonomy--how will it enhance the older person's freedom and choices about how they go about their daily life, without being forced to depend on carers. (www.scie.org.uk/publications/reports/report30.pdf).

Back it up with the experience of end users, professional users and families, and listen carefully to how they view the outcomes of using activity monitoring. It is likely to change views about the capabilities of an older person, usually for the better. Add a very large dose of training and support for professionals who will be using or introducing this technology to the end users. It's expensive and painfully slow, but that is what is needed in this very fledgling market.