Top healthcare trends of 2026: Aging in place is driving innovation in home-based care and technology
Top healthcare trends of 2026: Aging in place is driving innovation in home-based care and technology
Definitive Healthcare’s 2026 trends highlight how the “aging in place” movement is transforming healthcare. With America’s 65+ population surging and institutional care capacity shrinking, innovation is accelerating in home-based services and technology. AgeTech—spanning remote patient monitoring, telehealth, AI-driven predictive analytics, smart home tools, and robotics—is enabling seniors to live independently and safely. Providers are adapting through comprehensive, digitally enabled care models, while payors shift to value-based payments rewarding outcomes and prevention. Policymakers are urged to expand telehealth reimbursement, fund caregiver development, and foster collaboration—making aging in place central to the future of healthcare.
