Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 17, 2022

It's true, for those (adults or children) with severe hearing loss, the audiologist route likely makes the most sense. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , hearing loss , baby boomers. Figure 1 Percentage of adults 45+ who used a hearing aid 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Digital Health 130

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

They may be solo agers – no children, spouse or partner. category tags: robotics , Family caregivers , Home Care. What will be the context at that time? A decade from now, the oldest baby boomers will be 86. Women will outlive men by a few years – living on average into their late 80s. Consider Japan’s use of robots with the elderly.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Their definition of its importance began in the context of children and libraries. category tags: AgeTech , smartphones , robotics , AI and machine learning , VR/AR technology. Notice the new roles of AI, robotics, and virtual reality as analogues for the future.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Perhaps aging will be solo – no spouse, partner, children or nearby siblings. category tags: aging in place , AgeTech , IoT and home monitoring , fall prevention, fall detection But wait… What if aging in place is media-fueled, but bad long-term for many (most) people? What could go wrong?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

But are seniors better off in homes that have two stories and stairs, where the adult children have full-time – work-at-home or not – jobs and children in school or at home? category tags: aging in place , Family caregivers , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Rant off. .

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Nursing 119

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 20, 2023

CareYaya. " CareYaya is the fastest-growing health-tech startup in America, solving home care for those with elderly loved ones and medically vulnerable children. category tags: caregivers , Home Care , senior living , AgeTech Butlr also announced partnerships with leading solution providers that are deploying the technology."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 12, 2022

Smart tags pinpoint not only locations of phones or keys, but persons with dementia. The phenomenon of Solo Agers —those with no children, spouses, or close family at or near home—creates a convergence of interest with in-home monitoring technology hubs. Disruptions in the hearing technology market will persist.

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Health Technology Telehealth 150

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Then there is Internet access – find it ( 12,000 providers! ), discounts and offers ( focused on children ), and then who will help sign up , set up (agents are worried about spreading the virus), verify remotely that it works – and all for low cost. category tags: computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 7, 2020

Consider the changes in healthcare protocols designed to protect children, versus older adults. One writer wondered if the Covid-19 pandemic had largely impacted children versus older adults , would the response have been more earlier or more aggressive? category tags: Aging , Seniors , social isolation , social media.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The report recommended that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should provide a ‘Broadband Nutrition Label’ to help consumers shop – and for the oldest and disconnected, help their adult children and service providers shop for high speed internet access. category tags: social isolation , computers, internet and social networking.

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Mental health 131

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Seeing growth in the use of Alexa devices among older adults, in September 2020, Amazon launched CareHub , an app for adult children to ‘check in’ (sort of) unobtrusively. category tags: digital health , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Launched CareHub in 2020 – an app that may be yet another beginning.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Those language barriers can discourage patients from making appointments and addressing their health concerns, as well as those of their children. “Parents who did not have paid time off or sick days could not afford to take a day off and address the health concerns of themselves and/or their children. THE PROBLEM. RESULTS.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 29, 2022

These experts are particularly useful to support long-distance care issues – the parent is in Florida or Arizona and the adult children live all over the country. category tags: Family caregivers , Home Care , senior living. Today the Internet is a rich resource to navigate aging and care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 28, 2022

He has held executive roles with the Cleveland Clinic, Children's Mercy Hospital, University Of Mississippi Medical Center, AHMC Healthcare and Prime Healthcare. Region Tag: Global Edition. David Chou serves as the CIO for a public academic health system.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Petnow app can solve the problems of the existing pet identification methods such as microchips, tags, and collars that are prone to damage or loss, and it is beginning to enter the U.S. category tags: CES 2023 , hearables/hearing technology , digital health , assistive technologies , smartphones; wearables , pet technology.

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Digital Health Pain management 140

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2021

category tags: hearables/hearing technology , AI , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , technology support. Fifty-three million Americans are providing care to someone with health or or functional needs – in short, they are family caregivers. Expect national organizations to put more focus on for older adults in 2021.

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. The Act defines “consumers” as people residing in Washington state as well as people whose health data is collected in Washington and those identified through quote, “unique identifiers.”

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

They may be solo agers – no children, spouse or partner. Their definition of its importance began in the context of children and libraries. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , robotics , Home Care , home health care , senior living , SNF. What will be the context at that time? Welcome to iPad!

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Nursing 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 28, 2021

Emergency broadband access has been ramped up in the December pandemic stimulus -- $50/month – aimed to help a series of groups, including school aged children studying at home. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , Seniors , telehealth. Discounts help many – do they help older adults?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

He has held executive roles with the Cleveland Clinic, Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Mississippi Medical Center, AHMC Healthcare and Prime Healthcare. Region Tag: Global Edition. David Chou serves as the CIO for a public academic health system.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Seniors and their adult children may not imagine on their own what to do with tiny sensor networks, voice assistants, or smart speakers. See updated Report 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging category tags: AgeTech , computers, broadband, and social networking The real user need – a service problem solved.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

But as with all business services, that is likely to change over the next few years, as conversational AI and chatbots become incorporated into the user experience and extend beyond seniors and their caregivers to include their adult children and grandchildren. Payors will reimburse to keep people well.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

million services including children represented a 2,632% increase over the prior period. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , social isolation , computers, internet and social networking. In fact, in April, 43% of primary care visits for Medicare patients were through telehealth. The total of 34.5

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2022

Boston Consulting Group analyzed the care crisis recently asserts that the lack of paid or unpaid care workers to provide care of children or aging parents may prevent them from filling unfilled jobs, noting the 99 million people today who are not in the workforce. A well-known consulting firm assesses the growing care gap.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2021

mm speculas for ­­a patient population ranging from children to adult, as well as two dermatology hoods for stabilizing images utilizing GlobalMed’s patented dual-polarizing technology to eliminate glare. We're excited to offer healthcare providers a superior imaging suite without the high price tag," said Joel E.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Caring for children is moving right along – how about more for the elderly, who consume so much more healthcare? category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , Voice First/AI technology. Google Actions/Assistant: Google is already perceived by some as better at answering questions via Google Assistant.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 83

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 10, 2019

In 2009, adult children wanted their parents to be online or at least get email. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , PERS , social media , cell phones, smartphones. Assisted living costs averaged $36K per year, today they average $48K. Prospective caregiver population was projected to be scarce by 2020.

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Telehealth 108

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 17, 2019

Older parents can suddenly seem distressed by managing day-to-day finances and taking it on can be overwhelming for adult children. Our goal is to create the best financial outcomes for parents and children while sustaining a positive trusting atmosphere for families." category tags: finance , Fintech , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 1, 2019

Looking at life expectancy lasting to mid-to-late 80s combined with average savings for those aged 75+ of $16,025 for a couple with no children , it is no wonder that the steady state penetration of assisted living remains stuck at 10% of the likely population, at least according to the industry. Count on it.

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TheraNest

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Optimize your meta tags. A good portion of SEO strategy is on the backend of things and meta tags are an important piece. Meta tags are simply short bits of HTML code located in the header of a web page. When a page shows up in a search result, the page’s title tag and meta description are usually shown. No worries.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 20, 2016

For just $10 a week, parents can entice their children to test more often; that $10 is a much lower price-tag than the costs of hospital stays and long-term complications. The findings suggest that monetary motivation is an effective method to inspire some young people to improve their diabetes self-care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Seniors and their adult children may not imagine on their own what to do with tiny sensor networks, voice assistants, or upgraded smart phones. category tags: CES 2022 , smartphones , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants. The real user need – a service problem solved.

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Interoperability Mobile Health 69

Insulin Nation

JANUARY 20, 2016

For just $10 a week, parents can entice their children to test more often; that $10 is a much lower price-tag than the costs of hospital stays and long-term complications. The findings suggest that monetary motivation is an effective method to inspire some young people to improve their diabetes self-care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 1, 2019

Be warned by new research – self-driving cars faced with the moral quandary of who to hit may select the elderly over pets or children. category tags: Voice First/AI technology , hearing loss , dementia care, cognitive decline , VR/AR technology , vehicle/transportation technology-services.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 31, 2017

The bill is expected to raise $200 million to increase funding for MassHealth, the state’s initiative to provide healthcare to lower income families and individuals (both under Medicaid ), children (under CHIP ) and the disabled. The post MassHealth Changes Come With A Hefty Price Tag For Employers first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

While Europeans in the room — remembering two of the major sponsors of the meeting were Essilor (based in France) and Luxxotica (based in Italy) — are covered by the GDPR for privacy of personal data, Americans are barely covered by a patchwork privacy quilt of HIPAA, GINA, COPPA (for children online), and other bits of policy.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

So much negative press , well deserved, about Facebook lately, including the lawsuit about knowingly duping children playing games. category tags: Voice First/AI technology , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , CES 2019. Facebook is the company we increasingly love to hate – but boomers still ‘like’ it.

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