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Technologyresearchersfind it easier toadesignwelfare system thatwill solve their ownneeds, even if theydonot realize it. It is harder todesign for anotherpersonwhose needsarenot the sameas the researchers’need. Older people’s needs are not always easy to know. Therefore, it is essential that researchersstudyolderpeople’sneedaccordingto theplacewherewelfare technologyis beingdeveloped.Through thehelpof thehealthcarefield, amajor understandingof the needsandstrugglesofolderpeoplecanbeachieved. In addition,when learningabout humanbehaviour, the collecteddata contains sen- sitive information.Consequently,many ethical and legal issues need tobe addressed. It is notpossible toproposeafinal solution forwelfare technology forolderpeopleunless theethical and legal issuesarediscussed. The technology and healthcare field should not work independently if a stronger improvement inwelfare technology forolderpeople isdesired. 7. ConclusionandFutureWork Throughout this study, the gaps found between technology and healthcare were pre- sented, analysedanddiscussed.Several studies point out these issues, but theyhavenot been fullyaddressedand thusare still a currentproblem. Four important issues found need to be addressedwhen developing smart houses: terminology, placing the older person in the centre, approaching the ethical and legal aspectsof it, andconsidering the struggleolderpeople facewithwelfare technology. In the field of welfare technology for older people, these issues affect the older persondirectly. Therefore, stating these gaps should no longer be anoption forwelfare technology developers. Instead, addressing them and solving them should be the next step if improvement iswanted. Futurework should focus on reducing these gaps by doingmore collaboration be- tween the technologyand thehealthcarefield.This canhelp reduce theethical and legal issues, the strugglewith technology that older peoplemay face aswell as improve their safetyand respect theirdignity. References [1] D.C. Sønderga˚rd, “Future challenges and the role ofwelfare technology,” in Sourcebook for Interna- tionalConferenceonWelfareTechnologyFutureChallenges forSocialWelfareand theRoleofWelfare Technology,KIHASA,STEPI&NordicCentre forWelfareandSocial Issues, 2014. [2] E. Commission. (2018) Increase in the share of the population aged 65 years or over between 2007 and2017.Accessed:2019-01-09. [Online].Available:https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/ index.php/Population structure and ageing#The share of elderly people continues to increase [3] S. sentralbyraa. (2018)Keyfigures for thepopulation,2018.Accessed2019-01-09. [Online].Available: www.ssb.no/en/folkfram [4] V.G.Sanchez,C.F.Pfeiffer, andN.-O.Skeie, “Areviewof smart house analysismethods for assisting olderpeople livingalone,”JournalofSensorandActuatorNetworks, vol. 6, no.3,p.11,2017. [5] P. Rashidi andD. J. Cook, “Keeping the resident in the loop: Adapting the smart home to the user,” Systems,ManandCybernetics,PartA:SystemsandHumans, IEEETransactionson, vol. 39, no.5, pp. 949–959,2009. [6] H. Zheng, H.Wang, andN. Black, “Human activity detection in smart home environment with self- adaptiveneuralnetworks,” inNetworking,SensingandControl,2008. ICNSC2008. IEEEInternational Conferenceon. IEEE,2008,pp.1505–1510. V.G.Sanchez /WelfareTechnology,Healthcare,andBehaviourModelling–AnAnalysis304