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

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Within five years, predictive, proactive and adaptive smart home solutions that support health and wellbeing, comfort and safety, and engagement and entertainment will emerge to meet the needs of older adults, including subscription-based services that are integrated with wearables. Read the report.

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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 1 of 5

Health Populi

coincides with a retail health hurricane of big announcements shaking up the health/care ecosystem. coincides with a retail health hurricane of big announcements shaking up the health/care ecosystem. health citizens: that is, consumers, patients, caregivers, and clinicians (especially nurses, pharmacists, and physicians).

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Four tech and aging blog posts from August, 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Meanwhile, The older adult technology market is still comprised of four main categories , into which the new entrants and inventions, including wearables, sensors, AI, and predictive analytics, will fit. The research report, Voice, Health, and Wellbeing 2020 has now launched and interviews are underway.

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For older adults, the future of wearables is predictive

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Wearable devices make up an $81.5 According to Gartner’s January 2021 forecast , this was driven by increased consumer interest in tracking their health status during the pandemic (smart watches) and the growth of remote work (purchases and upgrades to headphones and ear-warn devices). billion global market in 2021.

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The most-read tech and aging blog posts from 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Here are the most read blog posts from 2019. Happy New Year – and onward to 2020, the publication of the now-completed Voice, Health and Wellbeing 2020 on Monday, January 6 th , and so many more (and counted) CES steps -- more wearables, virtual experiences, smart and not-so-smart speakers. And shouting. See you there!

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Consider the potential for wearables and older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The watch changed the landscape for wearables. For the market of technology for older adults, it offered a smartwatch with built-in fall detection and other numerous health features, which it continues to introduce. Upending the Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) landscape. Beyond PERS – enter the Internet of Behavior (IoB).

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After Covid-19, When the Care Recipient is Elsewhere, What?s Next for Technology?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

One article author cites the growth of digital health but swaps in terms like “remote services” and “virtual consultations.” Along with telehealth, will wearables for health and wellbeing be a priority post Covid-19? A technology transformation is underway, greater than the sum of its parts. First the confusion.