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Who knows the current population and age distribution of older adults?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Examine the CDC life expectancy at birth – lamenting that two decades of growth in life expectancy at birth have been erased, either by Covid-19, drug overdoses, suicides or disease. Only 2% of the 65+ (or 818,800) live in assisted living community – half of them with some degree of dementia. million, of which 33.2 million are men.

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Technology is radically improving care for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

to virtually “step into” field hospitals and assist physicians, in real-time, when treating wounded service members. Predictive modeling through AI is also enabling VA to use medical data to identify Veterans at high risk for suicide, and proactively address the personal needs of those Veterans.

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