Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

Consider voice-enabled smart plugs, thermostats, audio books, traffic directions, weather, and news updates – and answers to questions that might matter about health, social connection, and personal safety. The future: Broadband, voice, and AI are mission critical for senior living. AI will be applied to improving wellbeing in old age.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

AI hype, fear and loathing are on the agenda. The Gartner hype cycle on AI is now published – and predicts, of course, a future plateau in generative AI. And finally, to cap things off, today the big guns of the tech industry, will spend seven hours behind closed doors discussing how to regulate AI.

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Digital Health Global

APRIL 17, 2024

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #AI — CharmHealth , a leader in healthcare technology solutions for providers, today announced the kickoff of its 2024 Innovation Challenge. Call for Proposals Now Open to Digital Health Startups to Compete on the CharmHealth Ecosystem PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS 23-25, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

These two letters, AI, have risen to top of tech talk and media minds. And even the Federal Trade Commission is wary of the current hype and AI-powered marketing claims. The future Internet of AI-enabled Caregiving is mandatory. AI will not power the hands-on labor, but rather will free it up for more actual care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

And many forward-thinking CIOs and other technology leaders see how fast AI tools are evolving, and they are looking excitedly to a future where further clinical innovation will occur at rapid speed. But they're also gaining big benefits in quality improvement, cost efficiency, and more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 10, 2023

New report published - Future of AI and Older Adults. From the findings; One of the media-fueled risks today with the plethora of AI-related hype is the tendency to find and publicize deficiencies and mistakes, reinforcing the premise that it is too early for benefits across industries like senior living or home care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2023

Beyond direct interaction, AI is already all around. Reminding ourselves of definitions clarifies what we are talking about: " AI-enabled programs can analyze and contextualize data to provide information or automatically trigger actions without human interference." And ChatGPT can be accessed through any mobile browser.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 27, 2023

It’s a scary time to think about AI. AI is terrifying about the possibility of making people (and journalists) obsolete or initiating accidental destruction and havoc. AI-powered digital companions and training tools are evolving. AI chatbots will be built into senior living concierge services.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This weekend exposed a conflict at OpenAI , the November 22, 2022 bringer of ChatGPT , between the board that wants to develop AI for good and perhaps another view, AI for commercial profit. Guess they weren’t big fans of AI for Good. AI for Good – not so good these days. The so-called ‘regulation’ of AI is a dream.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The concept of an AI Caregiver to augment limited staffing took on new significance as the crisis in care work worsened throughout the year. Senior living organizations showed signs of accelerating tech adoption, particularly in areas of AI for remote monitoring and safety.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Wi-Fi Enabled Fall Detection – and other room-smart changes. Without a wearable on the body (like a PERS pendant or watch), it is now feasible and may even be desirable to detect movement, non-movement and falls using Wi-Fi-enabled in-room sensors. AI Everywhere, including in senior care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

Asked: "What AI technologies are available today to help older adults?" Does it depend on a loose definition of what is AI? But here are 'answers': Bing Chat: There are many AI-enabled technologies that are available today to help older adults with various aspects of their health and well-being. All of the above?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2022

With the 2018 lens to guide the market today, here are a few ways the user experience and thus the ecosystem may ratchet upwards: Natural language and especially AI will improve – no upgrade required. Given the hype about AI and corresponding investment to hire talent and build capability, it is likely that Version 2.0

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2024

Imagine an AI-enabled future for tech user experiences. Should AI help navigate overly complex apps and the enormous Internet? category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones , Television/Smart TV , wearables, smart watch Ask ChatGPT 4 how best to produce or manage passwords.

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JULY 21, 2023

Smart Care Facility Platform transforms healthcare settings with powerful AI-enabled automation that improves processes, saves valuable time, reduces costs and eases burdens on care teams so they can focus on delivering the best patient care possible." Now partnered with Samsung. Learn more at Toch Technologies.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

The AI hype cycle is distracting everyone. But it’s not too early, as the new report, The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023 , points out through interviews with those deploying conversational AI and machine learning technology today. And from the other May blog posts: Wondering if there's any news about AI?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Necessity will drive AI usage in care work across all five care types (healthcare, home health care, home care, senior living, and Skilled Nursing Facilities). Over the next few years, care organizations will make more disciplined use of their own data that an AI technology such as a chatbot can access or present to a caregiver.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It continues to be a struggle to fully enable the senior care service industries with high-speed internet capability. So tech companies are beginning to offer AI-enabled cameras and sensor systems that can detect a change based on tech that is closer to the user (EDGE computing), versus transmitted to the cloud for initial processing.

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MARCH 23, 2020

Breakthroughs in AR technology are also now enabling doctors in the U.S. VA is developing strategic partnerships with industry leaders to help guide research around future applications of AI. Leading the development of AI will allow VA to leverage cutting edge AI technologies to provide Veterans with the best possible care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 31, 2022

AI-enhanced fall detection offerings now include Origin Wireless with Wi-Fi enabled fall detection or KamiCare’s in-camera AI analysis, Or consider the intriguing VirtuSense (with a balance assessment tool about fall likelihood), and a sensor that says “Please don’t get up, someone will help you.”

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 27, 2023

Can use of AI help care organizations and their workers? Research has already shown that AI can help with many aspects of older adult care. But can AI really help with senior care work? Here are some key areas where AI is expected to have an impact: 1.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 13, 2023

That was the year that i nvestment in home care businesses went wild and it was time for another look at the possibilities of Tech-Enabled Home Care. It’s 2023 and the emergence of AI everywhere. The report, The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023 surfaced a great deal of interest across care services and tech providers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 9, 2021

The first and most remarkable for older adults has been realized -- improvement in natural language and the associated AI can occur without user upgrades. Now that’s possible, but no longer remarkable once a smart speaker is in the person’s unit and the community has decided to voice-enable itself. As for ease of use?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

And now healthcare providers are exploring and expanding new use cases and applications for a wide array of technologies that can enable patients to receive care outside of the proverbial four walls. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Connected Health

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

While professional care providers will play a key role, increasingly their work will be augmented by software -- apps, machine learning and conversational AI. Even with wealth, older adults at some point in their lives will need some level of assistance. Healthcare delivery is migrating away from hospitals.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Innovators in 2020 helped mitigate social isolation, enable in-home strength training for seniors, provided the tech mechanics (regardless of infrastructure) to connect older adults to families? Some of the key trends: AI is behind the scenes -- everywhere. Some of the key trends: AI is behind the scenes -- everywhere.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 13, 2022

But other technologies need greater adoption – fit into the workflow of staff, applied in ways that reduce walks down long halls, make residents safer, enable home care recipients to be engaged when the worker is not in the home. And machine learning and AI are increasingly part of new offerings.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 22, 2023

Although it appeared at the time to be a good start, the amendments were produced after it was clear that the ADA did not (and still does not) fulfill the expectation of enabling individuals with disabilities to participate in all aspects of life. It’s great that Microsoft has figured out how to embed Bing’s AI into Office 365 products.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

And it is not just them Government too is motivated to enable them to remain there, even when it may not make the most sense. Driven by AI offerings, new tech introduction is accelerating. Driven by AI offerings, new tech introduction is accelerating. What is the context for technology change in 2023?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 22, 2023

And in New York State, the rollout of AI companion robot ElliQ to 800 seniors reportedly resulted in a "95% reduction in loneliness. With the fusion of AI and human connection, we have created the optimal service of a caregiver and speed of digital products." Five technology offerings to mitigate social isolation of older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 7, 2023

Today’s collection includes 104 companies, many of whom have gone through the AgeTech Collaborative Accelerator process, including pitch competition, Accelerator program enabling entry into the AgeTech Collaborative program. The regulation of AI in the US – will it happen? AI and the Future of Care Work. But will it work?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 19, 2023

Platforms matter—they enable data standardization which in turn fuels growth. Data, of course, is the backbone of AI. category tags: senior living , Home Care , home health care , tech-enabled home care The merger and acquisition of companies in other industries ultimately results in consolidation of data.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As if that weren’t enough, a tech track at Argentum’s annual (now virtual) conference included a session on Voice First (sponsored by CDW Healthcare) in a long list of tech enablement session entries. category tags: senior living , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants. Learn more at CareMerg e.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines. million medication instructions without.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2024

Retailers look for innovation, especially AI , product developers look for distributors, corporations look for better ways to work. The comprehensive medical equipment enhances vision for individuals with over 20 distinct ocular disorders, frequently enabling users to attain 20/20 vision. Learn more. Learn more. Orcam Hear.

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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 ). Launching a new research/report project this month– Voice-AI for Older Adults 2022]. They believed (hoped?)

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The four posts for November 2022: AI matters for older adults. Over the last few years, a growing number of applications of AI and machine learning have entered the market of caregiving technology for older adults. Stanford Medicine offers a Partnership in AI-Assisted Care. Smart home devices are dumb about tech support.

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