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Robots, technology and children come to the help of Japan's elderly

epa10965866 Yoshiko, a 79-year-old resident, interacts with therapeutic robot Paro at Shintomi nursing home in Tokyo, Japan, 03 October 2023.(Issued 09 November 2023).Japan has one of the highest proportions of elderly citizens in the world. In June 2023, data from the government Statistics Bureau show that 29.1 percent of the population was aged 65 and older. According to projections by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, 38.4 percent of the total population will be elderly by 2065.This is already resulting in an increasing demand for healthcare services, long-term care facilities and a need for products adapted to the elderly population care and daily life. Since 2015 and with financial aid from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo-based nursing home operator Silver Wing Social Welfare Corp is actively promoting the introduction of caregiving robots to improve the quality of life of the some 30 elderly people service users and 70 caregiving staff members. Among the newly introduced robotics related tools is the dementia therapy aid "Paro", a robotic seal offering a form of animal therapy for residents. Silver Wing Social Welfare Corp. Chairman Kimiya Ishikawa explained to EPA that since it is not impossible to have pets in the facility, having Paro in the premises helps the residents as well as the employee EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET

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