Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 2:54 pm on 4 October 2017.
Thank you for that. There are new developments, as the Minister will know, in wearable technology to support older people at home; tools to help manage medicine, to help use kitchen equipment and to alert carers; and voice-recognition technology and other developments. There is even robotic technology in Japan that helps with routine physical tasks at home. This can help people living supported at home and managing increasing frailty without going into residential care. This is also an example of innovation in the foundational economy, which is an opportunity to create employment as well. In light of this, would she support the creation of a care technology fund to encourage investment in Welsh care technology ideas to the benefit of our residents, whether they require care or work?