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Did you miss one? The Four tech and aging blog posts December 2021

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So much happened in 2021 that should benefit older adults. It should be more feasible to purchase hearing aids ‘ over the counter’ without an exam (offered for many years in Japan , but whatever.) Lowe’s prioritized helping older adults and partnered with AARP , which should help older adults benefit from smart homes.

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Did you miss one of four November 2022 blog posts? Check them out!

Aging in Place Technology Watch

November was an interesting month in the technology industry. The four posts for November 2022: AI matters for older adults. Over the last few years, a growing number of applications of AI and machine learning have entered the market of caregiving technology for older adults.

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Four Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from March 2021

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Here’s a thought about this market, where the beneficiary of an innovation is an older adult, and the innovation could improve quality of life. You might remember AbleData – a product registry of 40,000 mobility aids and assistive technologies. Its useful website lasted nearly 30 years. What happened?

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Recapping the most-read blog posts from 2018

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Fewer software platforms, but new and more interesting offerings. Two major changes happened in 2018 that are having and will continue to help older adults. And investors have regularly run screaming from the ‘older adult’ category, preferring to view the whole bucket as ‘health’. Feb, 2018).

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July Blog posts -- fall detection, dementia tech, aging in place and more

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And in other news, CMS really wants older adults with dementia to remain in their homes. market and believe that it has a low penetration rate into the potential market of worried older adults or their physicians and families. Never mind enabling caregivers to enter a robust job market away from their homes.

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Five Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from September 2020

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As a busy September wound down, new announcements in the voice first category were of particular interest. Finally, a new report details access limitations and disparate costs for high speed Internet across the US. Here are five other posts: Will telehealth help the oldest adults during Covid-19?

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Six Covid-19 Aging and Health Technology blog posts from May 2020

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We have been incredulous, watching older adults die alone in a nursing home , and then dying in many nursing homes. We wait and watch to see what will be different, especially for older adults and their access to technology, moving forward. Note the interesting behavior of ‘leaders’ during the time of Covid-19.