# AI-Powered Senior Nutrition Technology This Plate-Checking Technology Supports Good Nutrition By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2022-02-06 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/senior-nutrition References: [newatlas](https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/plate-checking-care-home-residents-nutrition/)  Ensuring proper senior nutrition is of paramount importance in care homes, so this new technology would make it easier for staff when it comes to getting residents the nutrition they need. The technology works by taking photos of plates before and after being served to a person, and will utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to detect how much has been consumed. Caregivers will be notified if the person hasn't eaten enough or if their diet is nutritionally imbalanced to help them make corrective changes. The senior nutrition technology is currently being developed through a partnership between the University of Waterloo in Canada, theSchlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and the University Health Network. The technology is claimed to be within 5% accurate compared to caregiver accuracy which is rated at 50%. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Senior Nutrition Technology:** Developing artificial intelligence-powered technology to enhance senior nutrition and detect nutritional imbalances. - **AI-powered Plate Detection:** Utilizing artificial intelligence to detect the amount of food consumed and automatically notify caregivers for corrective action. - **Accuracy Improvement:** Improving the accuracy of detecting food and nutritional imbalances by using advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. ### Who This Affects Most - **Healthcare:** Integrating artificial intelligence-powered technology to healthcare services to ensure optimum nutrition and care for seniors. - **Food Services:** Integrating artificial intelligence-powered plate detection technology to enhance food services in care homes and hospitals. - **Technology and AI:** Developing and enhancing advanced technologies using artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to provide innovative and accurate solutions for healthcare and nutrition sectors. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Powered Meal Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-meal-scan.md) - [AI-Driven Food Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aidriven-food-tracker.md) - [AI Meal Planning Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartplate1.md) - [AI-Powered Meal Tracking Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nutrition-ai.md) - [AI Food Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-food-scanner.md) - [All-In-One AI-Powered Diet Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dietary-guidance.md) - [AI Food Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-food-scanners.md) - [Nutrition Insight Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vesse-food-tracker.md) - [AI Food Recognition](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plate-please.md)