[Digital transformation in residential old age institutions].

Journal: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Residential old age institutions are currently undergoing a digital transformation process, which is characterized by an orientation towards increasing digitalization of work processes as well as the institutional infrastructure. But what does the variety of technical solutions used in these old-age institutions look like and how is the digital transformation process assessed by the managers of these institutions?

Authors

  • Alexander Seifert
    Zentrum für Gerontologie, Universität Zürich, Pestalozzistrasse 24, 8032, Zürich, Schweiz. alexander.seifert@uzh.ch.
  • Friederike J S Thilo
    Angewandte Forschung und Entwicklung Pflege, Departement Gesundheit, Berner Fachhochschule, Bern, Schweiz.