Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Here are four blog posts from September 2018: Investors continue to salivate over health tech. So the first half of 2018 saw $3.4 category tags: healthcare , Seniors , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. What Facebook’s breach will cost consumers – no one knows yet, but with that volume, it can’t be good news for users. Read more here.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 31, 2018

category tags: senior living , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. It gives administrators and caregivers tools to manage everyone's account and deliver personalized calendar information, reminders, messaging, and entertainment to residents all on one secure and easy to platform." Learn more at SoundMindInc.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 31, 2017

Under the Further Regulating Employer Contributions To Health Care bill, starting in 2018, the employer medical assistance contribution (EMAC) to MassHealth will increase from $55 to $77 per employee. The post MassHealth Changes Come With A Hefty Price Tag For Employers first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 9, 2018

Technology design for all -- predicted in 2011, in-market in 2018. From the report, with the chart giving an italicized nod to tech of 2018. Stay tuned for more innovation events upcoming, including the new business plans presented at the 2018 Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit in June. Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

First a dabble with the now departed Wellcore in 2011 – clearly the time was not right – the oldest baby boomer turned 72 in 2018, but at 65 in 2010, consumers could not comprehend the utility of a wearable fall detector. category tags: cell phones, smartphones , Family caregivers , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Read more here.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 25, 2018

Stay tuned for more innovation events upcoming, including the 2018 Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit in June. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , fall prevention, fall detection , IoT and home monitoring , tablets. Here are the five offerings from April with all material drawn directly from the company's websites: .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business. We start by keeping it simple, like getting dressed in the morning, but with a powerful processor and an integrated sensor matrix, our Powered Clothing™ is programmable, tailored to your body and lifestyle. Learn more at myseismic.com.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2018

The 2018 Boomer Business Summit, now in its 15 th year, built this year’s conference as the ‘Blueprint for the Longevity Economy’. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Mobile PERS , voice/AI technology , IoT and home monitoring , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Identify and mitigate the risk of losing clients across generations."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 5, 2018

The four blog posts from March are: 2018 Technology Market Overview updated and published. The report provides predictions about key technology trends for 2018 and beyond. The 2018 Boomer Business Summit, now in its 15 th year, built this year’s conference as the ‘Blueprint for the Longevity Economy’. Read more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2018

The first five are finalists in the 2018 Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit Business Plan competition. The winning team will go on to the AARP Innovation Pitch Event in Washington, DC, in October of 2018. category tags: hearing loss , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Seniors , dementia care.

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American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. With a software update and perhaps a few new peripherals, some with price tags as little as $10, your original machine can now work for everyone.

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American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. With a software update and perhaps a few new peripherals, some with price tags as little as $10, your original machine can now work for everyone.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 11, 2018

category tags: Family caregivers , IoT and home monitoring. Senior care solutions become more intelligent and supportive by understanding away, at home, asleep or awake states of older adults." Learn more at PeoplePower. . . .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2018

category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , healthcare. Once the targets of the care plan have been set by the caregiver, pre-built algorithms and event-based notifications allow caregivers to respond to the most critical cases, regardless of the patient's location. Learn more at Medisanté.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 3, 2018

progress in meeting its 2017-identified Grand Challenges -- augmented in 2018 with two additional, Care Coordination and Engagement. category tags: cell phones, smartphones , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , baby boomers. And you may have viewed the pitches for partners , spoken with investors, and learned about Aging 2.0

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 23, 2018

From the report, with the chart giving an italicized nod to tech of 2018: . category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , computers, internet and social networking , cell phones, smartphones. These work without the need to download and upgrade on Patch Tuesday , though privacy improvements are the next big technology hurdle.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

By 2018, it was obvious that this was a breakthrough for seniors , ending the tech requirement to tap, touch, pinch, swipe, zoom…and curse at computers and smartphones. In 2018, AARP Foundation began to pilot the Echo devices, including the inexpensive Echo Dot, in low income housing settings. Amazon in healthcare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

By 2018, it seemed possible that Voice First technology (and its associated AI software) could transform the technology user experience for older adults (see report: The Future of Voice First Technology and Older Adults 2018 ). Looking back -- excitement was in the air in 2018. They believed (hoped?)

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 11, 2023

The Apple Watch was a catalyst for changes in 2018 -- and much change happened. Adding fall detection to the Series 4 Apple Watch in 2018 created a marketing opportunity for watch-based fall detection , see UnaliWear and most of the manufacturers offer one today. See future -- by 2030 all baby boomers will be 65+.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Imagine if the Digital Health technologists had to deal with the FDA to get you a tool like the Apple Watch’s health features approved in 2018 , the equivalent of 10 minutes after the watch was announced. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , hearing loss , baby boomers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 9, 2021

The Future of Voice First and Older Adults was published in February of 2018. The report predicted and soon in 2018 came to pass that voice devices , and even Virtual Concierges in senior living would become commonplace. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

Along came wrist-worn fitness devices like Fitbits and Apple Watches, which by 2018 had introduced Fall Detection for older adults linked to profiles in Apple Health. Also by 2018, v oice first technology presented a major user interface breakthrough for older adults. Are we there yet? Is all of this good enough?

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

They are never seen in the same room at the same time, working as “Clark Kent and Superman” – tag-teaming with love, resilience, and faith. [To In 2018, Stacy launched her website, began blogging, and got social media traction when HIMSS appointed her a digital influencer.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

By 2018, more technology (and associated improvements) could be found in the Cloud. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , AI , computers, broadband, and social networking , senior living. Voice assistants made device hardware actually seem smart. See The State of Voice-AI and Older Adults 2022 published June, 2022].

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As you can see for yourself in any restaurant, most older adults today have smartphones – adoption from 43% in 2018 to 61% (or likely higher) today. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking 65+ 2017 2022 Total population 49.3 million 56.1 million No computer in household 17.6 % 8.2% million) 6.8% (3.8

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 30, 2019

In 2018, technology utilization grew – so did frustrations. In early 2019, AARP Research published a technology survey taken in 2018 which showed ownership of smartphones growing to 65% of the 65+. In early 2019, AARP Research published a technology survey taken in 2018 which showed ownership of smartphones growing to 65% of the 65+.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2018

category tags: vehicle/transportation technology-services , voice/AI technology , senior living , robotics. Says USC researcher, Maja Mataric : "Robots give patients the illusion of having a physical companion…it isn’t actually very hard to project empathy (Mabu).Empathy Empathy is what you do, not what you feel." Really? How comforting.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It makes you wonder, given the status of PSAPs and hearing aids noted here in 2018. category tags: hearing loss , hearables/hearing technology. that 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss (more than 400 million worldwide) and most do not have any hearing assistance devices.

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Health Populi

JULY 20, 2018

The smartwatch category, with fitness tracking, is hot in 2018, some “smarter” than others. As the Deloitte consumer-vs-physician study shows, there’s a gap between patients who are taking on more DIY healthcare tasks.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 27, 2023

million as of 2019, or 52 million as of 2018 (after asking the same question again!) My favorite tests are about population counts by age – both should be up to date on how many people in the US are 65+. But both Google (starting with A Place For Mom’s low-ball of 54.1 million presumably updated in 2022, and Bing Chat’s 54.7

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 3, 2020

In 2018, the emergence of voice technology was heralded by many as ‘magical’ and for older adults it was viewed (including by analysts) as enormously appealing and with high potential. Judging by the downloads of The Future of Voice First Technology and Older Adults 2018 , industry observers saw the potential.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 29, 2020

That same 2018 article noted a serious worker turnover problem, up to 67% per year (then) as well as critical shortage of workers. category tags: Home Care , tech-enabled home care. It sounds like so much potential, but it is fraught with risks (see Care.com last year) and unshakeable problems that may worsen. And if so, when?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

A prior report recommending change in the hearing technology industry may have contributed to or encouraged the sale of PSAPs and the introduction in 2018 sale of over-the-counter hearing aids – and may have encouraged additional categories of hearing aids and the growth of interest in 'hearables.’

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JUNE 5, 2023

As part of my advisory position on SHIFT Shift (formerly Protecting Privacy to Promote Interoperability PP2PI) was founded in 2018 and formalized in 2020 with a mission to advance safe, equitable, and patient-empowered sharing of health information. So I now end up reviewing and commenting on very targeted sections. Why do I express this?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2019

by November 01, 2018. by November 28, 2018. by September 05, 2018. We'll share insights about everything from AI and cloud computing to telemedicine and population health. Sign Up Customnize Your Content. Collection. AI and machine learning: What cuts hype from reality? Collection. Collection.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

People want to age in place – just ask them, as AARP did in 2018. category tags: aging in place , Family caregivers , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Aging in place – the latest trend. Of course, in the not-cited part of that survey, only 59% expected to be able to do so. Rant off. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2019

billion in 2018 , which amounted to 8.6 % of VC investments , despite limited exit strategies – but investors love it. Startups focused on the aging/technology space, however, receive only 0.7% category tags: Aging , Aging technology , home health care , Home Care , tech-enabled home care , Family caregivers.

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