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Home-based care, technology, and the maintenance of selves
1Department of Philosophy, Crown Center, Loyola University Chicago, Room 347, 1032 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60660, USA, jparks1@luc.edu.
Summary
Home-based care and technology are deeply connected to maintaining personal identity, especially for older adults. Technological interventions can sustain selfhood and relational capacities, creating a moral duty for loved ones to provide this care.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Bioethics
- Sociology of Health
Background:
- Home-based care respects individual preferences and extends selfhood.
- Technology in caregiving presents new ethical considerations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the connection between home-based care, technology, and personal identity.
- To examine the ethical implications of technology in sustaining selfhood.
Main Methods:
- Philosophical argumentation
- Analysis of Hilde Lindemann's concept of "holding" identity
- Ethical reasoning
Main Results:
- Home-based technologies can sustain selfhood and relational capacities.
- Technological interventions offer practical and ethical benefits for care recipients.
- There is a prima facie moral duty to support identity "holding" through care.
Conclusions:
- Technological advancements in home care are crucial for maintaining personal identity and well-being.
- Family and loved ones are best positioned to provide identity "holding" due to their relationships.
- Ethical frameworks must consider the role of technology in preserving selfhood in home-based care.
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