Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 8, 2023

Families are relentless about keeping aging relatives at home. Community, state (see California’s $50 million for technology access for older adults and people with disabilities), national (see NIA Johns Hopkins AI and Aging $20 million ) or broadband (see federal $826 million for broadband in Colorado ).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2024

Among so many choices, here are 10 offerings in the markets of aging and/or disability, that are shown at CES 2024, described in media releases or on their websites, and may be available now or in the future: Bosch Sensortec MEMS sensors. Learn more. Learn more.

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Digital Health 139

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 21, 2021

According to one insider, 3-5 million Apple watches alone have been purchased by adults age 65+. And AARP’s newest technology adoption report, just published , notes that 20% of the 70+ age range own a wearable. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Technology - AARP. More when there’s more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 14, 2019

Each time the population aged 65+ is counted, it’s a bigger number. Consider signals from today's older adults that will only become more pronounced as the boomers move past today's upper age of 73. The remainder will remain longer in their own homes, ‘aging in place’ and utilizing services like home care and home health care.

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mHealth Telehealth Digital Health 111

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

By 2030, 20% of the US population will be over the age of 65 -- and likely to be obese and living for at least 8 years with some level of disability. category tags: robotics , Family caregivers , Home Care. They may be solo agers – no children, spouse or partner. The demand for home care workers will grow by at least by 37%.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The AARP report authors analyzed the Getty images – and observed that even though 69% of people aged 65-73 own a smartphone, less the 5% of the images of technology included any older adults. What you are not is a boomer between the ages of 52-70 -- they are hired at a rate that is 60% less than their workforce representation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 17, 2020

As for broadband adoption, 73% of the 65+ in the last survey in 2019 were broadband users, though likely fewer in the upper age decades. It found a larger percentage in the older age ranges using technology. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , senior living , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 3, 2020

But according to a late 2019 AARP survey , only 20% of the 50+ population use voice assistants – and for the 70+, only 12%. Also note that the survey extended to boomers (those aged 56 to 74) who apparently cared less than younger people. But tech spending has jumped across all age segments since the pandemic began.

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Remote care Telehealth Patient Experience Nursing 120

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

The next one, Medical alert systems (14K searches) turned up ads for multi-vendor sales sites (10 best, 5 best in Florida, no surprise with its 20% 65+ population, and there's Medical Guardian). As for the younger among the 54 million individuals aged 65+, they need a smarter watch or activity band, that encourages, uh, activity.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

As for broadband adoption, 73% of the 65+ in the last survey in 2019 were broadband users, though likely fewer in the upper age decades. The AARP Research survey of older adults was completed in 2019, published in early 2020 as well and found a larger percentage in the older age (age 70+, good for them!) ranges using technology.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 5, 2019

Awareness is growing about aging demographics. Caregiving demands of an aging population drive policy change in 2019. On average, home care fills a care gap of 20-27 hours per week at a presumed lower cost ($20.50/hour It's in many ways a good-news/bad-news story. Seniors are working longer. million unfilled jobs by 2026.

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mHealth Interoperability Medicare Digital Health 108

Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you hadn’t tuned into the Health Populi blog yesterday, 10th August 2020 , you missed the first five letters of my Age of Corona alphabet, curated in my art journal created in the early weeks of the pandemic. ” A surprise element here is the Echo tag that came from a pair of gloves I recently purchased.

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Public Health Leadership Life Science Nursing 295

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 11, 2020

During the Covid-19 outbreak, only 31% of the 65+ said the Internet was essential; 49% said it was important but not essential, and 20% said it was not too/not at all important, with likely those with more education believing it to be essential. million jobs lost. Job seekers’ primary first stop has been online.

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Telehealth Remote care Nursing 78

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2022

News New York State Office for the Aging deploys AI robots as companions for older adults The U.S. By Kat Jercich | April 20, 2022. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Patient Engagement By Bill Siwicki | June 02, 2022. Surgeon General declared social isolation to be a "global epidemic." The office.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

This is the tenth anniversary of the launch of this Market Overview of technology for ‘Aging in Place’, to be published in March 2019 – the category of offerings that help enable older adults to remain longer in their home of choice. In 2009, the market was forecast to be $20 billion by 2020. . The more things change.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Assuming the population most likely to fall are older adults in the older age range , call me crazy, but I am betting they are not iPhone owners. So we know that Apple wants to get into ‘healthcare’ and we know healthcare is often used as a euphemism for aging – which apparently is an investment killer.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Consider the Chicago Tribune article about tech for aging in place. By 2030, 20% of the US population will be over the age of 65 -- and likely to be obese and living for at least 8 years with some level of disability. But its importance at every age, especially for older adults. Welcome to iPad!

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Nursing 69

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This remains true, said researchers from the Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy, even after adjusting for age, comorbidities and preferred language. "While telehealth has many benefits, especially during a global pandemic, it may create and/or exacerbate health disparities," wrote the research team.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2018

We want to trust home care workers with aging parents. Given expanding life expectancies at age 65 – an average of 20 more years for men and more for women, the possibility of ‘aging in place’ in a private home may be growing. category tags: hearing loss , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Seniors , dementia care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 20, 2020

Approaching the 20 th year in this job category, so let’s reflect. These days, given the overlap in the health and aging tech marketplaces – and the needs of older adults, it is useful to understand that overlap and pitch to it (versus exclusively one or the other). OPINION ON. OPINION OFF. .

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Telehealth 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 24, 2019

The process will incorporate interviews with 20-30 experts/stakeholders. The research/report process seeks to understand the role that voice-activated technologies can play in monitoring and improving health, engaging multiple age groups, including boomer-senior adults living at home or in senior living. But is that true?

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

But according to a late 2019 AARP survey , only 20% of the 50+ population use voice assistants – and for the 70+, only 12%. Typically, as in this podcast from ' This Week in ' about Aging in Place, one hears the concerns about security and privacy, no doubt because older people have expressed those concerns. OPINION ON.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2018

We want to trust home care workers with aging parents. Given expanding life expectancies at age 65 – an average of 20 more years for men and more for women, the possibility of ‘aging in place’ in a private home may be growing. category tags: Home Care , tech-enabled home care , IoT and home monitoring.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

CPT code 99457: “Remote physiologic monitoring treatment management services, 20 minutes or more of clinical staff/physician/other qualified health care professional time in a calendar month requiring interactive communication with the patient/caregiver during the month.”. CPT code 99454: “Remote monitoring of physiologic parameter(s) (e.g.,

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Now read the 20 reviews from Yelp. category tags: SNF , senior living , seniors and aging policy , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. See for yourself – a randomly selected nursing home in Queens called The Grand has a five star rating from CMS. Help Yelp – write a review – and no need to put in your phone number!

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Nursing 79

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2018

2018 Market Overview of Technology for Aging in Place was published (March, 2018). One in three between age 65 and 74 has hearing loss , and nearly half of people aged 75+ have some significant level of hearing loss. Technology and tech-enabled services matter for older adults. Why such a small percentage?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2020

On the other hand, Leading Age CEO was 'enraged' about shortages of PPE. During the Covid-19 outbreak, only 31% of the 65+ said the Internet was essential; 49% said it was important but not essential, and 20% said it was not too/not at all important, with likely those with more education believing it to be essential.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

Uncorrected hearing loss isolates and harms older adults. O ne in three between age 65 and 74 has hearing loss , and nearly half of people aged 75+ have some significant level of hearing loss. category tags: hearing loss , Technology - AARP. Furthermore, wearing hearing aids has been linked to fewer hospital visits.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

T he 2024 Technology and Aging Market Overview is online. According to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, “One third of all homeowner households are now headed by someone age 65 or older. As of 2023, 44% of women aged 75+ were living alone. Meanwhile life expectancy extends 20 years past the so-called retirement age.

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Nursing 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2023

In fact, as lives lengthen, data about aging individuals dwindles inversely. Start searching for recently surveyed data about individuals aged 75+. Go ahead – give Bing and ChatGPT a try too – for example, smartphone ownership in the US among those aged 75+. That 20 years on average is independent of chronic disease.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

MIT Technology Review’s "Old Age is Over" is thought provoking. Or in the case of the technology section – " Old Age is Made Up ," written by Joe Coughlin, head of the MIT Age Lab, the content is just plain provoking. And is it just being coy to say that only 2% of the 52 million people aged 65+ has sought a PERS device?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2019

The highlight of this document published in June – from age 60 to 80 and beyond, older adults spend more time on their screens (watching TV or videos) than on anything else other than sleep. of adults age 65-74 and 10.2% of the 75+ age groups met federal exercise guidelines in 2018. And that includes time spent working.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Back 20 years ago, there seemed to be an expectation that when a clinician recorded some fact, they would also tag that fact with a sensitivity tag. Thus when an access request was made these tags could be inspected by the access control engine to determine if the data could be accessed by the individual requesting access.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 4, 2022

One might note that individuals 55 and older account for more than half of healthcare spending , with costs rising with age. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , AgeTech , healthcare , telehealth. Here are five from the ATA event, content from vendor websites: Abridge. BioIntelliSense. " Learn more. . . .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 4, 2022

One might note that individuals 55 and older account for more than half of healthcare spending , with costs rising with age. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , AgeTech , healthcare , telehealth. Here are five from the ATA event, content from vendor websites: Abridge. BioIntelliSense. " Learn more.

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Chilmark Research

JULY 13, 2015

Andrew Conrad, a molecular biologist and head of the life sciences team at Google, told Bloomberg he could see doctors giving the device to all patients – in 20 or 30 years. There’s also Calico Labs and its mission to study age-related diseases. The health-tracking wristband is a long-term play. Very long-term.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies. It is being updated regularly with more vendors.

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