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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. These include GreatCall’s new Lively Flip phone with voice services and the announcement that Amazon’s Alexa has added 80,000 answers to healthcare questions through a partnership with Digital Health company Sharecare.

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Four technology and aging blog posts from October 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Not just for insomniacs, imagine its utility for the faint-voiced older adult wanting to ask a question. Here are five examples. Social isolation of older adults – a problem and an opportunity. Social isolation of older adults – a problem and an opportunity.

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

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Perhaps this is a good long-term sign that there will be more tech minds outside these big firms to allocate to innovation for an aging population that needs new ideas from the best and the brightest. The four posts for November 2022: AI matters for older adults. Stanford Medicine offers a Partnership in AI-Assisted Care.

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Four Technology and Aging Blog Posts from November 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

November revealed a growing sense of urgency about older adults. What has been the impact on them of the daily onslaught of Covid-19 statistics? Public-private partnerships are forming to bring devices and products to older adults, now isolated for as much as 9 months. Amazon and Older Adults.

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Miss one of these? Six aging and health tech blog posts from April and May

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Is 2022 the tipping point for technology and older adults? Scanning through the collection of blog posts from April and May, the obvious has finally occurred. Consider these six blog posts from April and May 2022. Tech adoption among older adults is clearly increasing.

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

Aging in Place Technology Watch

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. 65 is the new 85 – Covid-19 cultivates elements of ageism.

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Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from September 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

As a busy September wound down, new announcements in the voice first category were of particular interest. These include GreatCall’s new Lively Flip phone with voice services and the announcement that Amazon’s Alexa has added 80,000 answers to healthcare questions through a partnership with Digital Health company Sharecare.