Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 13, 2022

The news articles pile up – assisted living and nursing home staffing shortages ; stranding older adults without home health care ; keeping patients in hospitals longer because of lack of care; nursing home staffing crisis ; Medicaid paying family members to provide care , low wages and low unemployment worsen care situation , and on and on.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

M anufacturer of AI-driven behavioral health coach and wearable electroceutical device created to dock with smart clothing for the home-based and remote treatment of sports injuries, chronic illness & chronic pain. They work anywhere people need them, whether they are at home, at work, or in a loud public setting. Healables. "M

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2022

In-home healthcare services will persist and expand. Telehealth services will remain to replace or supplement in person visits likely throughout 2022, and Dispatch Health’s in-home urgent care service is now available nationwide. Here are just four of the trends identified in the 2022 Market Overview, Technology for Aging. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 2, 2020

Note the other ‘temporary’ change of reimbursement for remote (even telephone) visits , now fitting into the concept of telehealth. But nursing homes, specifically? In 2018 and 2019, infrastructure topped the list of investments for surveyed organizations, particularly multi-site campuses that might include nursing homes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Professional services available on Independa include Dentulu (online dental consultation), Capital Rx (discount pharmacy platform), Coverdell (dental insurance benefits), WebMD (medical grade educational videos) and Sprio100 (fitness programs for seniors)." Future of Smart Homes and Older Adults December 2021. Learn more at Independa.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The original Lifeline business was a pioneer of this market segment, building up a business that included doctor-referral, a senior-aware trained call center and multiple channel partners, including the home security segment. The original Lifeline was a pendant device connected to a box (Communicator) in the user’s home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The first eye-opener was the OATS/Humana report about the 22 million adults 65+ who lack home broadband. Technology investment targeting older adults has also grown this past year, including that from Primetime Partners including Bold for senior fitness and and Ziegler Linkage with VirtuSense for fall prevention. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2022

But what if it is a device that should fit into a Wi-Fi home network with other devices, a printer, a few voice devices, and maybe a camera? For early-stage companies, start locally – get to know a local home care agency, senior living company, or home security company. Entry into the home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

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. And by 2022, multiple wall-mounted, room-based fall detection devices were available in smart homes , accessible by voice. Are we there yet? Is all of this good enough?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Times are changing – as in this smart home interoperability initiative – a recognition that, despite intense competition, consumers likely own a variety of devices and software that should be able to work better together. Continuous phone and watch patches should not be expected and indicate inadequate testing.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

Note the concerted efforts to find and publicize deficiencies and mistakes , reinforcing the premise that it is too early for benefits across industries like senior living or home care. MIT Technology Review packs all the AI news that’s fit to pack into an up-to-the-minute digest. Stanford provides the State of AI in 14 Charts.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 18, 2018

Home health care – perhaps the best fit for Voice First. Like Children’s hospital, Libertana Home Health Care saw the potential and launched a home health solution with Orbita in 2017 – with reminders about schedules, medications, and access to caregivers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Vivo is a breakthrough interactive online strength training fitness program scientifically designed for adults 55 and older that you can join from the safety of your home. And because our classes are taught virtually, you can access everything from the comfort of your own home.” Learn more. DMEConnected. Learn more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The big five hearing aid manufacturers will once again remake and remarket themselves, their brands and pricing to fit the new rule. Home Health Care Services experienced an even larger increase – 50.5% -- during the same period." The implications are staggering – hopefully the implementation will match. million) in 2012. Read more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 5, 2018

Over the years, consider the pilots of Rendever (virtual reality) at Brookdale , Benchmark’s pilot of Google Home and Samsung tablets , or CarePredict in LifeWell facilities – just a few of the many. So where does Voice First technology fit into the senior living equation? Who receives notifications from smart home technology?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 11, 2020

Amwell is now moving forward to help providers offer ‘ hospital at home’ – now part of multiple insurance offerings. Mcare Home Health Hub. We are focused on the higher cost of care – and certain older adults fit that profile. WellSky – technology for ‘personal’ (aka home, companion, private duty) care. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 13, 2019

Some see a market opportunity in services ( home care , home health care , home remodeling ). And what about linking hearables to reminders of names via face recognition, with health alerts synced to fitness monitors – helping to prevent social isolation and health decline. In-home rehabilitation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 8, 2020

Signia’s Remote Hearing Care Program. "This new program enabling hearing care professionals to prescribe, fit and fine-tune hearing aids remotely. category tags: hearing loss , hearables/hearing technology , covid-19. This new measure enhances patient safety by reducing the need for an in-office visit." Learn more at Starkey.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 8, 2020

Signia’s Remote Hearing Care Program. "This new program enabling hearing care professionals to prescribe, fit and fine-tune hearing aids remotely. category tags: hearing loss , hearables/hearing technology , covid-19. This new measure enhances patient safety by reducing the need for an in-office visit." Learn more at Starkey.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In the past, Android-to-Android, I wasted at least a full day customizing all the 'improved' features the way they were on the previous phone, setting up home screens, eliminating bloatware, and downloading apps that did not properly convert. category tags: smartphones, cell phones. Every few years, I change phones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2018

The boom in home care has side effects -- turnover and risk. We want to trust home care workers with aging parents. Given expanding life expectancies at age 65 – an average of 20 more years for men and more for women, the possibility of ‘aging in place’ in a private home may be growing.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 29, 2020

That was followed by a collection of companies offering free services for use of their technologies in the context of an increasingly isolated older adult population in senior living communities, nursing homes and at home. Nursing home transparency needs more than Covid-19 case-counting. So many of the 1.5

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Network with non-entrepreneurs -- those who can understand the offering and see a practical context into which it fits. Solutions for seniors to stay at home. category tags: aging in place , senior living , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Networking is critical to entrepreneurs. And most critical? That needs to change."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 15, 2019

Take the camera application home screen which has 12 symbols on the primary screen, one which is ‘More’ which leads to 14 more options (not kidding). category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , cell phones, smartphones , TV remote control. My fear of it breaking or becoming obsolete? Starting over. Two of the options are “Manual.”

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Whether you are doing the exercise to lose weight or become and stay fit, the combination of motion and measured heart rate can be compared against goals and even recommended fitness levels. These are recent innovations designed to look cooler than hearing aids and fit in or around the ear. Smart clothing.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 13, 2020

It seems reasonable that a device correctly pre-loaded with doses either at the pharmacy, by a home health worker or a nurse in senior living would improve accuracy of dosages. RxPense is a fully connected, IoT home health hub for today’s aging population. Hero can store up to a 90-day supply depending on the pill size.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

"We wanted to gain insights into how patients were recovering at home, see feedback on their progress and outcomes, and enrich the patient experience from start to finish," he said. "Before their surgery, patients log into the platform to learn how they can prepare themselves and their homes for a good recovery.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 21, 2018

The consumer has loved the convenience of Uber and its app – which is where this all started -- so too will self-driving hype fit into the media-ready recipe of convenience (no need to own a car!), Do they transition into home care, home health care, or senior living, which can’t find enough workers? Just asking. Not a chance.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

When UCHealth sent providers home to deliver care virtually, providers lost some of those day-to-day interactions that lead to a sense of team. That sense of team is harder to engender with providers working from home, he added. “For most, working from home meant no painful commute and a cozier work environment.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

Audiologists recognize that their focus may have evolved to provide hearing tests as a process step for fitting an individual with appropriate hearing aids – and perhaps less on providing lower cost options such as teaching coping strategies that may be no cost or low cost. Anyone can give self-testing a try in the privacy of their own home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2020

Through cameras installed inside the household, the solution can detect the motions and postures of beloved family members with AI and release warning messages at the moment of danger, such as falling, sitting too long, leaving home without a clear reason, etc. the app will give off an alarm to notify all family members. Not yet available.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 23, 2021

Today or soon you will launch a boomer/senior, home care offering or wearable product or even service to help other new entrants. Start with the home page that has modest and friendly graphics and images (not a ransom note with 27 different font size and colors) to identify what the product or service does or is.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

In subsequent posts, others will be noted from the exhibit hall books, but for now, here are 10 other new companies/new offerings in alphabetical order from CES 2019 with content from the press releases/sites of the companies: CarePredict Home. EssenceUmbrella and Care@Home Communicator. Learn more at Care Predict. Learn more at Leeo.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Clinicians at health systems typically prescribe Biovitals for three to six months of home monitoring following hospital discharge. For example, the Brigham Home Hospital program leveraged Biofourmis’ AI-based technology to improve outcomes while lowering costs by 38%, the company reported.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 8, 2022

CES 2022 – smaller in size, but big in tech futures. Many big companies decided at the last minute to stay home, eliminating, as one attendee noted, the lines at Starbucks. These two robots move things around your home so you don’t have to. Offering you personalized assistance, they follow a set of routes and stops in your home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Soon you will launch a boomer/senior, home health tech product or service, or maybe a caregiver advisory service. Start with the home page that has modest and friendly graphics and images (not a ransom note with 27 different font size and colors) to identify what the product or service does or is.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Today or soon you will launch a boomer/senior, home health tech product or service, or maybe a caregiver advisory service. Start with the home page that has modest and friendly graphics and images (not a ransom note with 27 different font size and colors) to identify what the product or service does or is. 9) PR team, this means you.

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