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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. In 2018, AARP Foundation began to pilot the Echo devices, including the inexpensive Echo Dot, in low income housing settings. What about a call for help without a wearable?

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Technology to help care for individuals with dementia

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If their family member is still driving, a smart phone app for turn-by-turn directions as well as a “wearable” to help their loved one find his/her way. Amazon Echo, Dot Google Assistant , Sir i, Alexa MemoryWell LifePod , SharetheCare , LotsaHelpingHands. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline. Smart thermostats.

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Five Technology Offerings for Older Adults -- April 2018

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The device also provides a user-friendly family app that makes it easy for residents and their loved ones to connect with video chat and messaging. If MyNotifi detects that the wearer has fallen, it automatically notifies selected contacts through the MyNotifi app. Learn more at Toch Smarturns. .

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