San Diego-based start-up Cuida Health introduced LiSA (Learning Interface for Senior Adults) as a voice-activated social wellness app for seniors that can be used with popular smart speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home.
Technology can be overwhelming to many seniors but since LiSA takes the form of a voice-based system, it can be used to send and receive messages without a phone or computer. As well as helping to keep seniors connected to their friends and family, LiSA also has the potential to be used as an all-in-one wellness system to keep tabs on one's sleeping habits and hydration levels, and also offer medication reminders.
On top of being branded as a connector and a health coach, LiSA is also touted as an entertainer, as the app can suggest fun things to do both inside and outside of the home.
Voice-Activated Wellness Apps
Cuida Health's 'LiSA' is a Friendly Senior Wellness App
Trend Themes
1. Voice-activated Senior Wellness Apps - Developing voice-based wellness apps for seniors can address the technological challenges elderly people face and provide all-in-one wellness systems that offer creativity and entertainment.
2. Smart Speaker Integration for Social Wellness - Integrating wellness apps with popular smart speaker devices such as Amazon Echo and Google Home can potentially allow for seamless voice-activated communication and social connections among seniors.
3. AI-powered Wellness Assistants - Using AI technology and voice-activated features can potentially lead to the development of personalized senior wellness apps that provide medication reminders, sleep tracking, and hydration monitoring in an easy and accessible way.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare and Wellness Industry - Creating innovative wellness apps that cater to the elderly demographic can potentially be a lucrative and disruptive opportunity for healthcare and wellness providers.
2. Smart Home Device Industry - Collaborating with app developers to create customized apps and voice-activated systems for seniors can potentially lead to new market opportunities for smart home device manufacturers.
3. Artificial Intelligence Industry - Incorporating AI-powered features into senior wellness apps can potentially lead to disruptive innovation opportunities in the AI industry as well as in healthcare and wellness.