Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 13, 2021

This product is a remote activity monitoring app for seniors. TouchPoint is the companion of another CarePredict product called Tempo, which is a wearable device, similar to a watch or wristband, designed to track subtle changes in a senior’s daily activities and behavior. Learn more at ITRI. The Core Kit.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

But maybe they'll also be concerned with the day-to-day activities of daily living ( ADLs ), especially if their loved one is living alone. If their family member is still driving, a smart phone app for turn-by-turn directions as well as a “wearable” to help their loved one find his/her way. Activities of daily living.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2021

This followed late-year 2020 activity, including the $10 million in funding for tech training company GetSetUp. The watch changed the landscape for wearables. It made people want to track health variables they never thought they would track -- like heart rate variability , blood oxygen levels, or hand washing frequency and duration.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 10, 2019

HandsFree Health's WellBe, is a secure, HIPAA compliant in-home voice-activated device that speaks when spoken to. We use discreet monitors to collect data on the daily activities of your loved one. No wearables required. Learn more at SeniorSense.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 26, 2020

has developed a proprietary, patent-pending mobile eye-tracking platform which utilizes a smart phone camera to capture changes in ocular biomarkers to assess changes in brain function. ? A non-wearable, elderly-care, home monitoring system that automatically alerts safety and emergency situations. BioEye, Ltd. Learn more at BioEye.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

Technologies surveyed included: tracking a care recipient’s finances or personal health records; use of assistive devices; electronic lists or spreadsheets to track activities; or checking in on a care recipient using a remote monitoring app or video.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

After confirming their identity, the system’s location tracking allows the emergency contact to see on a map where the wearer has fallen. It also features a GPS tracker and camera which helps the caregiver keep a track of their loved ones. cleared, clinical grade wearable EKG. Learn more at Oticon. Learn more at LocateMotion.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

ECHO uses a unique and safe radar which alerts an emergency operator or caregiver automatically after situations such as severe falls, heavy breathing due to distress, prolonged lack of movement, as well as keeping track of the user’s daily activity and recording any indications of a deterioration of health.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2020

Built on Texas Instrument radar technology, the API works with Essence's Care@Home senior monitoring platform, which places integrated devices and wearables around the home to track physical activity, safety, and physical or verbal panic. The robot automatically provides daily reports on these activities to the user’s caregiver.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The growing cost of providing in-person care will be an impetus for delivering more care remotely, including digital health technologies for diagnosis and remote monitoring, the use of wearables like smart watches or other jewelry to sense a problem like a fall and alert others. (See Wearables, remote patient monitoring.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

gadgets, yes, too many smart wearables, including underwear, too many near misses of being run over by gangs of oblivious young guys staring at their phones. The EyeQue VisionCheck is the world’s first automated optical refraction device built for consumers to measure and track their refractive error and order eyeglasses with the results.”

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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. August is winding down -- the calm before the autumn slew of activity. Read more here. Read more here.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 25, 2018

The TruSense starter kit includes an Amazon Echo Dot and can be used for caregivers to receive voice activated status updates on how mom or dad are doing, or, alternatively can be kept in the home so older adults can receive voice reminders or call for help." Learn more at TruSense. MedHab Announces Launch of MyNotifi Clip.

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Medicine and Technology

JULY 23, 2013

I'm an early adopter of wearable technology and fitness gadgets. I've also tested the BodyMedia FIT armband, the Nike+ FuelBand, and other self-tracking fitness gadgets/pedometers. Most recently, I have been wearing the Shine by Misfit Wearables to track my daily physical activity. Want to go for a swim?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 31, 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. See you there! Ten Technology Offerings from CES 2019 – Beyond Gadgets. Don't laugh, though.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

Gadgets, yes, too many smart wearables, including underwear, too many near misses of being run over by gangs of oblivious young guys staring at their phones. The EyeQue VisionCheck is the world’s first automated optical refraction device built for consumers to measure and track their refractive error and order eyeglasses with the results.”

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Waracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

From wearables that measure glucose levels, blood pressure, insulin and body temperature, to electronic health records stored via the cloud and a plethora of new apps and devices, the IoMT will bring about a medical revolution. As patients age, the need to monitor vital signs and track the performance of the heart becomes more pertinent.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 23, 2021

Today or soon you will launch a boomer/senior, home care offering or wearable product or even service to help other new entrants. Is this a tool for chronic disease management (not exactly 'wellness') or is this one for tracking a fitness regimen (sounds like wellness)? Just know what has preceded it -- and build upon prior activity.

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MAY 6, 2020

Connected health devices run the gamut from wearable heart monitors, to Bluetooth-enabled scales, to Fitbits. The platform uses AI and machine learning that combines sensor data from the wearable with the patient’s medical history to create a unique profile that is updated in real time throughout the monitoring period.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 2, 2018

And what if anything can be differentiating (mobile, self-install devices, no-install software, cloud-based, integrated with other health-related data, wearable or no-need-to-wear, works with any phone, leading call center supported, etc.). Just know what has preceded it -- and build upon prior activity. And medication (reminders?

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