[Thinking about the appropriation of gerontechnologies in non-drug interventions]

Today, many digital technical objects are introduced in geriatric care as part of non-medicinal interventions. This arrival generates both rejection and enthusiasm among caregivers. Moreover, many of these objects remain in the closet. It is therefore necessary to take into account a few elements in order to consider their appropriation.

[The organisation of time and caregivers]

Caregivers put in place various mechanisms to manage their relationship with time. The time of silence and that of chronicity try to mask the confrontation with the finite nature of the human condition. Time in end-of-life care reminds them however that this life is finite.

["I follow lessons in the same way as other students"]

Deaf and a health professional, so what? For 22-year-old Emma, disability is no obstacle to achieving her ambitions. Although far from easy, her experience has so far been positive. The key? Adapted support, enlightened trainers and unwavering motivation. Interview.

[Adaptation of the home, the occupational therapist's assessment]

When the functional independence of elderly people starts to diminish, the choice of adapted assistive devices and some simple modifications to the home can allow them to continue to perform their daily tasks safely and easily. Likewise, when physical dependency is established, the choice of relevant assistive devices enables these people to continue living in their home in the right conditions, both for the person concerned as well as for their direct carers. In these different situations, the assessment by the occupational therapist enables the solutions to be adjusted to the capacities, the morphology and the lifestyles of the elderly person.