Investigating a Tiny Home Concept for Technology Assisted Living: A Cross-Sectional, Multisite Post-Exposure Study on Acceptance

Due to aging societies, Technology Assisted Living (TAL) is gaining relevance. From May to November 2025 we presented a tiny home-based Technology Assisted Living (TAL) in a public roadshow across Bavaria, Germany, accompanied by a post-exposure acceptance survey. The survey yielded N=420$ valid responses, including Healthcare Worker (HCW) (n=122$, 29.1%), informal caregivers (n=67$, 16,0%), care recipients (n=24$, 5.7%) and the general population (n=207$, 49.3%). Nearly 82$ respondents were unfamiliar with one or more of the showcased technologies. Despite low prior awareness, acceptance of the tiny home-based Technology Assisted Living (TAL) was high, with assistive technologies in the bathroom rated as most beneficial. Across all groups, willingness to use the tiny home-based TAL was high (90–92%), including Healthcare Worker (HCW) (91.3%), informal caregivers (89.7%), care recipients (91.7%), and the general population (90.4%). Thereby, leasing was preferred over purchasing by a factor of 1.6–2.3 across groups, although 90.4% did not specify price expectations. Median expectations were €100,000 (purchase) and €1,000 (leasing). Open-ended responses on reasons for non-use (n=63$) were mainly attributed to high acquisition costs (39,7%) and limited space (28,6%), while suggested improvements (n=113$) contain furniture and seating (22,1%), storage (20,4%), and a larger living footprint (20,4%). Our findings call for longitudinal real-world living trials of tiny home-based TAL.