Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 18, 2022

AARP Public Policy research in 2013 revealed a future crisis in availability of people to care for an aging population (“You take care of Mom, but who will take care of you?”). And in 2017, analysis was published showing the ratio of population aged 80+ to care workers, calling it the Paid Caregiver Support Ratio , or pCSR. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

For the market of technology for older adults, it offered a smartwatch with built-in fall detection and other numerous health features, which it continues to introduce. The opportunity for wearables (outside of PERS) has barely begun to show signs of penetrating the older adult technology sector.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

This is the tenth anniversary of the launch of this Market Overview of technology for ‘Aging in Place’, to be published in March 2019 – the category of offerings that help enable older adults to remain longer in their home of choice. The more things change. In 2009, the market was forecast to be $20 billion by 2020. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 10, 2019

According to an AARP Healthy@Home report from 2008 , the only home tech device that had any level of awareness (91% of responders) was Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS). There were 39 million older adults aged 65+ in 2009 -- today there are nearly 55 million. Consider the emerging general consumer technology market.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Given today’s technological advancement in healthcare, most follow-ups can be well managed remotely. Technology is rapidly changing the bedside examination. The technology equivalent of this can be gait recognition sensors using mobile accelerometers. However, that should not affect their care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Greater than you think – can you imagine that that by 2050, the number will grow from 72,000 to 1 million in the United States – in Canada, centenarians are the fastest-growing age group. What will the experience be like – today’s centenarians offer a clue to how they came to live as long – genetics, healthy lifestyle, marital status.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2021

Here are four blog posts from February 2021: Aging in place – it’s emerged (again) during these Covid-19 times. But ‘aging in place’ is still a challenge and maybe a pipe dream for seniors in their late 70’s or 80’s. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , healthcare , digital health. Stay tuned.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 18, 2020

Companies continue to invent and introduce technology. Caspar’s artificial intelligence technology helps residents adjust their home environment – automatically modifying climate, lighting, and shades. Caspar smart homes are acting as a personal assistant to motivate residents to maintain a healthy lifestyle during times of isolation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 3, 2018

It was month to think further about concepts introduced in October about caregiving technology – why is it so unclear what it is, who makes it, what is the form factor for presenting it and how should people be using it? More from the month: Living to 100 – will technology matter – and for whom? Then you may have attended Aging 2.0’s

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2018

First there is the significant uptake of voice-enabled technology, was forecast to be transformative , and so it was, in senior living, in the homes and families of seniors, and as an interface in newer cars to make giving and hearing directions easier. What technology matters for older adults? Feb, 2018).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Between trade events, including the Connected Health Conference in Boston, LeadingAge in San Diego, HLTH in Las Vegas, the Aging 2.0 Here are the October blog posts: AARP research highlights changes in technology adoption. What a difference more than a decade makes. Remember Healthy@Home in 2008 ? Read more. . .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 16, 2018

We believe technology has the potential to foster healthy, productive lives by enabling easier access to information and medical care," says Kurt Hulander, then senior director of health platforms at Best Buy. . In 2018, it began loud hints about the opportunity in health technologies and the elderly.

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mHealth Watch

JUNE 9, 2023

Herpes is a serious health problem for people of all age groups. Green tea leaf in the formula helps in maintaining healthy inflammation in the body. It is safe to take this product with other supplements as it is compatible with all age groups and medical conditions. It is tagged as a non-GMO product.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

T he 2024 Technology and Aging Market Overview is online. It provides new information and insights about trends that drive technology change for the older adult marketplace. They represent the context for understanding new technologies discussed and featured in the report.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 4, 2022

One might note that individuals 55 and older account for more than half of healthcare spending , with costs rising with age. Canary Speech technology also provides the opportunity to enhance telemedicine and remote medical services." Learn more. . WizeCare Technologies. "At BioIntelliSense. " Learn more. . . .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 4, 2022

One might note that individuals 55 and older account for more than half of healthcare spending , with costs rising with age. Canary Speech technology also provides the opportunity to enhance telemedicine and remote medical services." Learn more. . WizeCare Technologies. "At BioIntelliSense. " Learn more.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Eden Brownell, director of behavioral science at mPulse Mobile , introduced me to the term “techquity,” which means ensuring health equity in technology and tailoring interventions to the person. The Healthy People project of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) now incorporates SDoH. ” The U.S. .”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies. Biofourmis.

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