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Pendent medical alerts evolve – and will disappear

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Then it was time to move outside the home and add fall detection -- Halo Monitoring launched the same year Philips got Lifeline, 2006. And so it went – by 2012 MobileHelp had acquired Halo Monitoring to have fall detection capability and that same year, Numera acquired Blue Libris’ fall detection – ultimately acquired by Nortek.

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Ten technologies that can help with fall detection in 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

A decade ago, before our very first Market Overview, Halo Monitoring launched a wearable fall detection chest strap , realizing the press-the-button PERS devices might not be enough to keep older adults safe – what if they weren’t wearing it? category tags: fall prevention, fall detection. So where are we today?

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The most-read tech and aging blog posts from 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

A decade ago, before our very first Market Overview, Halo Monitoring launched a wearable fall detection chest strap , realizing the press-the-button PERS devices might not be enough to keep older adults safe – what if they weren’t wearing it? Five Fintech Offerings for Older Adults. Don't laugh, though.