Japanese Nursing Homes Using Robots Had Better Care Outcomes

Japanese nursing homes that used robots to assist with consumer transfer, mobility, or monitoring had better care outcomes, according to a longitudinal study spanning 2020 and 2022. At nursing homes that used robots, the use of restraints was lower than at other nursing homes, and the incidence of pressure ulcers was lower.

Across all the nursing homes surveyed, 17% of facilities using robots reported using restraints compared to 26% of non-adopting facilities. About 62% of nursing homes reported that one or more residents had pressure ulcers, with an average of 1.58 cases when using robots compared to 2 . . .