Remove tag fitness-app
article thumbnail

CES 2023: Ten New Technologies for Older Adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

As part of the new OTC hearing aid category and cleared by the FDA as a self-fitting hearing aid, Enhance Plus empowers millions of Americans with mild to moderate hearing loss to take the first step on their hearing health journey. The Petnow app is the first app to identify dogs and cats with simple scans on your mobile phone.

article thumbnail

Five Dementia Care Offerings in 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

" Our easy-to-use AI advisor apps are available anytime, anywhere, in just about any language as your trusted caregiving partners throughout disease progression. As the needs for care resources change when the disease progresses, our app is there to locate hyperlocal, vetted resources. Learn more at Amicus Brain. BoundaryCare.

HIPAA 118
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

consumers are now tracking health via digital tools, and one-half of these share the data generated by their apps. Health Populi’s Hot Points: On a recent walk through Manhattan, I happened upon this ad in a bus stop kiosk promoting the wearable fitness tech products sold at Macy’s. One in two U.S. “Macy’s?”

article thumbnail

Not there yet -- today's design processes and tech are not designed for all

Aging in Place Technology Watch

For example, despite the enormous cost of medication non-adherence among elderly patients , do designers understand older adult preferences when designing a medication adherence app ? Consider accessible design – where does it fit in the design world?

135
135
article thumbnail

The AI opportunity – more and better services

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MIT Technology Review packs all the AI news that’s fit to pack into an up-to-the-minute digest. Life Bio Memory through an Android/iOS app uses as many as 35 prompts to help a person describe a life story that can be transcribed and shared. Wondering if there's any news about AI? The New York Times attempts similar for the uninitiated.

140
140
article thumbnail

Insights from 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Voice interfaces will migrate to be expected infrastructure in smart displays and apps, added to every feasible appliance, device, and vehicle. category tags: AgeTech , AI and machine learning , home health care , IoT and home monitoring. Caregiver shortages boost in-home monitoring.

article thumbnail

A decade later -- Next Generation Response Systems have arrived

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Along came wrist-worn fitness devices like Fitbits and Apple Watches, which by 2018 had introduced Fall Detection for older adults linked to profiles in Apple Health. Then apps supported by FallCall Solutions – now also on Android devices, included the severity level of the fall as well as integration to a response center.

69