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Podcast: This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
Episode: High Tech Help For Seniors: Robots In Nursing Homes
Description: They're not quite as cute and friendly as Rosey from The Jetsons, or R2-D2 from Star Wars, but the robots being used to help ease worker shortages at several nursing homes in Summit County are a big hit, and a big help for both residents and employees.
That's the word from Julie Esak, who is the Quality Improvement Ombudsman with Direction Home, the Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities.
Listen now, as she explains how the their robot pilot program has been working over the past year, and why they are expanding it now.