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Consider Amazon’s role in the caregiving and older adult market

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This month’s most obvious change was the introduction of Amazon CareHub , an Alexa app that can be used to help monitor potentially isolated older adults. Today we are starting to take it for granted – that we can speak to devices and they will answer, even make the experience enjoyable and enabling it in cars.

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Five Recent Voice-Enabled Innovations for Older Adults 2020

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Oe in-Car voice technology like Garmin Speak-Plus for directions without a screen (that’s a plus). With Amazon’s Care Hub, users can receive notifications of their loved ones’ own Alexa interactions to monitor their activity throughout the day or ensure they have been reminded to take their medication, for example.

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From the 2021 Market Overview Technology for Aging

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Voice interfaces will be expected in smart displays and will be added to every feasible device (and new car) and gain widespread use in independent and senior living. Caregiver shortages, prolonged isolation, and aging -- boost in-home monitoring. Hearing technology markets will be further disrupted in 2021.

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2023 Market Overview (4 of 4): Technology Augments, Does not Replace Care

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Sixty-two percent of US adults as of January 2023 are using voice assistants on any device (including in-car, in-ear, at-drive-thru). The traditional PERS pendant industry’s growth is slowing and vendors are stepping into the reimbursed Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) market. Health and wellness. Learning and contribution.

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Five interesting and useful technologies for older adults

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One of these was the Longevity Health & Innovation Summit , which featured numerous longevity and technology experts as well as a pitch challenge. Karie is a personal health companion that organizes, schedules, and dispenses pills with one-button technology, ensuring that patients are taking the right medication at the right time.

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Aging in Place – What goes around comes around again (and again)

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And the explosion of wearables to help us stay well – or at least be remotely monitored – see Health Populi and the 7WireVentures Market Map. And please note that the industries to help those ‘aging in place’ -- home care and home health care -- are overwhelmed with demand and worker shortages.

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Selected tech trends from upcoming 2021 Market Overview

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But the accumulation of this behavior information over time enables analytics that will augment simple monitoring and alerts. BellPal , Freedom Guardian , Bay Alarm Medical , UnaliWear , HandsFree Health , FallCall Lite (Apple) – connect to a required response center. Speaking to your car ( Hey Mercedes !)