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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. Truth be told – and Stacy is at her root, a truth-teller — “advocating” is too-simple an adjective to describe what Stacy has undertaken in her caregiver role.

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Five policy changes from 2023 that will drive more tech for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Caregiving and other demands of an aging population gained significant government attention and new initiatives during 2023. This included caregivers of children, the elderly and the disabled. This included caregivers of children, the elderly and the disabled. Dementia care. Medicaid Home Care Services.

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Five Dementia Care Offerings in 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Home Care Magazine provided details about the just-announced Dementia Care policy changes, called the GUIDE Model , including care coordination services, support and payment to family caregivers to help keep care recipients out of nursing homes, and respite help. We bring this technology to caregivers through an easy-to-use app.

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Five tech offerings serving the family, senior and home care continuum

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Examples: Some believe family caregivers are a standalone entity that does not use care services. Reality check: Family caregivers may hire home care services. Family First partners with employers and insurers to make its service available to people juggling work and caregiving. Learn more at FamilyFirst.

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The care future for older adults needs housing and tech support

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Maybe there will be new remote monitoring technologies, proliferation of software – the AI Caregiver as one example – to help. We’re still (mostly) talking about tech in the home to help family caregivers. category tags: Home Care , smart home , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , senior living In what year?

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Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

Varda Shalev of Team8 discussed prospects for Care At Home Transformed tag-teaming with Deborah Di Sanzo, President of Best Buy Health. Shalev shared this diagram with us on stakeholders’ misalignment, identifying four key players in the HaH dynamic: patients, caregivers, providers, and payers.

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Five new technologies for older adults -- 2023 wrap-up (1 of 2)

Aging in Place Technology Watch

By passively moni t oring movement patterns via thermal sensors, Butlr Care can alert caregivers when seniors need assistance. CareYaya employs student caregivers from top universities like the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Harvard, Duke, and many others." Learn more. Learn more.

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