Redefining Elderly Care with Agentic AI: Challenges and Opportunities

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14912v1
• Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2025 10:53:01 GMT
• Title: Redefining Elderly Care with Agentic AI: Challenges and Opportunities
• Authors: Ruhul Amin Khalil, Kashif Ahmad, Hazrat Ali,
• Abstract summary: We explore the potential for transformation in elderly care through Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI)<n>We discuss the proactive and autonomous decision-making facilitated by Agentic AI in elderly care.<n>With a potential for significant transformation of elderly care, Agentic AI also raises profound concerns about data privacy and security, decision independence, and access.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The global ageing population necessitates new and emerging strategies for caring for older adults. In this article, we explore the potential for transformation in elderly care through Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI), powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). We discuss the proactive and autonomous decision-making facilitated by Agentic AI in elderly care. Personalized tracking of health, cognitive care, and environmental management, all aimed at enhancing independence and high-level living for older adults, represents important areas of application. With a potential for significant transformation of elderly care, Agentic AI also raises profound concerns about data privacy and security, decision independence, and access. We share key insights to emphasize the need for ethical safeguards, privacy protections, and transparent decision-making. Our goal in this article is to provide a balanced discussion of both the potential and the challenges associated with Agentic AI, and to provide insights into its responsible use in elderly care, to bring Agentic AI into harmony with the requirements and vulnerabilities specific to the elderly. Finally, we identify the priorities for the academic research communities, to achieve human-centered advancements and integration of Agentic AI in elderly care. To the best of our knowledge, this is no existing study that reviews the role of Agentic AI in elderly care. Hence, we address the literature gap by analyzing the unique capabilities, applications, and limitations of LLM-based Agentic AI in elderly care. We also provide a companion interactive dashboard at https://hazratali.github.io/agenticai/.

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