Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 17, 2019

In 2019, Tech adoption changes -- some. As brick-and-mortar based businesses dwindle in favor of online, access to smartphone and broadband are becoming the enablers of information flow to older adults. Non-users, particularly broadband, are thus on one side of the so-called digital divide. It’s known as the Amazon effect.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 8, 2023

Some might say that tech adoption is slow in some sectors, but it is not for lack of widespread funding sources and innovator motivation. As with other crises, technology solutions will be explored and adopted. And other grantors include TechStars and CTA Foundation strive to accelerate tech adoption among older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 9, 2020

But it is unlikely to make a major adoption dent among the oldest and/or lowest income. The average cost of broadband in the USA is $60/month. Using the most recent data, home broadband adoption drops off notably in the upper age ranges, down to 59% of the 65+, though surveying of the older age ranges is infrequent.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 17, 2020

Technology Adoption – Pew Research. Their latest surveys about smartphone and broadband, as with the Caregiver study, were completed in 2019. 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. Technology Adoption -- AARP.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

Here is where we were on technology adoption at the start of the pandemic, and the wave of telehealth interest heated up. So if this is the baseline of adoption, what’s next when the surveys come around again? So if this is the baseline of adoption, what’s next when the surveys come around again? Technology Adoption -- AARP.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2024

Certainly ccess has improved: Ninety-five percent of Americans use the Internet and more than 80% have broadband at home. For years device and software tech ‘improved’ to a point of widespread optimism about our tech future. Today there are numerous programs to subsidize access, and smartphone penetration has exceeded 92%.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2021

The lack of broadband access among older adults is worrisome in these days of online-only vaccine registration. News organizations rarely discussed tech adoption among seniors. When the 2022 surveys of broadband access for the 65+ are published, will the numbers be much higher? Stay tuned.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Housing alternatives (like cohousing or multi-generational housing) would be well publicized and on the way to broad adoption. category tags: Home Care , smart home , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , senior living By now you would think closing these gaps in care would be likely. You would be wrong. In what year?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 12, 2022

Consider the growing adoption of voice devices in senior living , and the likely absence of a tech concierge. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones. Then update it periodically, with more questions, better answers. Thoughts welcome.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

The 2022 FCC broadband progress map revealed the geographic areas of the US that lack high speed Internet access, and even if it were available, many do not go online, whether due to perceived lack of benefit, high cost, or low awareness. This complaint persists despite growth in adoption among that age group.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

"Essentially overnight, as part of efforts to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, two of the major previous barriers to telehealth use – poor financial reimbursement and low provider willingness – were eliminated, thus massively speeding up adoption," wrote the researchers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 22, 2023

Likely adoption by the 65+ population has far exceeded the 61% percent in the 2022 Pew survey or the most recent AARP Tech Trends survey. Because 100 million people downloaded ChatGPT – so it must be a good idea. category tags: AI and machine learning , computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones , technology support

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 10, 2022

The perfect storm has arrived to drive tech adoption in the home and care services. The lack of broadband access for older adults limited vaccine sign-up or even communication with families or friends. category tags: Home Care , tech-enabled home care , home health care. That is a sign. More when there is more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Many of us may think of the typical telehealth consumer as one who owns a high-end video-enabled smartphone and lives in neighborhoods with ubiquitous broadband access. Where does my consumer live? The much-discussed "digital divide" should disabuse us of this notion. For most health systems, telehealth is work-in-progress at best.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 28, 2022

I've seen inroads to patients' homes made with partnerships with broadband carriers or cable TV operators. Promote a citizen developer culture by adopting low code or no-code solutions. Region Tag: Global Edition. Map route optimization. Embed the IT team with operations closely.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 24, 2019

Not adopting tech -- it's not okay. Lacking access to smartphones, Internet, in-home broadband/WiFi cuts oldest out of access to modern telehealth, communication and engagement, in-home sensors, outside-home GPS, fall detection, and device integration with smartphones. Everything else is too hard. Of course, it isn’t just that phone.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 10, 2020

These may have revealed -- like the AARP recent survey of the 70+ age group -- the lack of adoption of devices and tech among the oldest. Also consider role of volunteers who bring in activities, the lack of technology access for residents, including broadband/Wi-Fi, the difficulty of providing telehealth services in these environments.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Tech adoption among older adults is clearly increasing. For all three, broadband access and smartphone ownership and use is growing. For all three, broadband access and smartphone ownership and use is growing. But what if tech adoption came from a sample size of 2.9 We are used to citing population surveys to cite trends.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2023

In healthcare, there are research reports and predictions, though adoption has been slow. Here are five current examples, all information was drawn directly from the vendor websites: Read more. category tags: AI and machine learning , Generative AI , computers, broadband, and social networking

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

Paddy Padmanabhan In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems saw dramatic spikes in virtual visits and telehealth adoption in the patient population. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Has telehealth hit the high watermark? Featured Decision Content:

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 2, 2019

? AARP research h ighlights changes in technology adoption. What a difference more than a decade makes. Only one third of the 65+ had broadband in the home (the rest used dial-up) or had gone online at the time of this survey. What’s changed in adoption by 2018? Remember Healthy@Home in 2008 ? Oh yes, and does it save money?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Maybe 50 people are discussing a found dog – and who will adopt. Even if their statistics are aging since February, full adoption has yet to happen. category tags: computers, internet and social networking. Imagine that – a culture of civility. Or they need help in setting up in home equipment or are selling furniture.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 5, 2019

Tech adoption among the oldest has not kept pace with technology improvements. The surveyed ubiquity of technology has led to a belief that it is everywhere it needs to be, with media assumptions about the benefit of smartphones and online tools, ownership of devices, or access to broadband speeds.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

The perfect storm has arrived to drive tech adoption in the home and care services. The lack of broadband access for older adults limited vaccine sign-up or even communication with families or friends. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , Mobile PERS , IoT and home monitoring , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

The adoption of digital tools was seen across all sectors; it has been particularly accelerated in primary care. Region Tag: Europe/UK Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Riding the digital wave through COVID-19 Featured Decision Content:

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 3, 2022

It was feasible to consider topics such as AI and machine learning , Home Care technology , the role of big tech companies and older adults , barriers to tech adoption , broadband access , predictive analytics , voice first, and the role of tech in Villages. iN2L: Enabling, Expanding, and Enriching the Resident’s World, February, 2021.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

At least half of adults age 65+ have broadband connections in their homes – and insurance incentives are pushing more tech-enabled health care offerings into the home. Expect tech adoption for the 75+ age range to begin to ratchet up, right along with lengthening age 65+ life expectancy. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2019

Technology non-adoption of tech by the oldest—it’s a bug, not a feature. Not adopting tech -- it's not okay. The issue of non-adoption, particularly as more health services move online, will become increasingly vexing for service providers of all types. category tags: VR/AR technology , cell phones, smartphones , tablets.

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Waracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The IoMT represents the convergence of various technologies and medical informatics and has the potential to reduce costs, minimise operational inefficiencies and save lives and there are a number of tangible elements that will form the IoMT as adoption gathers pace. The Dramatic Rise Of IoMT In Healthcare. The other key driver is mobile.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 28, 2021

The scale and confidence in using software and hardware products in healthcare is nowhere near 50% and the potential “tipping point” in mainstream innovation adoption curves. A lot of stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem strongly believe big tech should be defending the data, helping make data more secure, tagged and categorised.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The adoption of high-quality connected health by clinicians and healthcare organizations was swift, and access to these new means of high-quality care by patients have been transformational. may return to pre-COVID policies that severely restricted telehealth adoption and access. Region Tag: Global Edition. healthcare system.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The adoption of high-quality connected health by clinicians and healthcare organizations was swift, and access to these new means of high-quality care by patients have been transformational. may return to pre-COVID policies that severely restricted telehealth adoption and access. Region Tag: Global Edition. healthcare system.

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