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Aging in Place Technology Watch
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
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?
Aging in Place Technology Watch
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Or consider Apple Family Setup , which enables an Apple Watch to be set up and used without an iPhone, enabling texts, calls and GPS location. A user can also “drop in” on a loved one by video calling them within the app. And most importantly, if a loved one uses their voice to call for help, Alexa will notify the user.
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Aging in Place Technology Watch
MARCH 4, 2020
People who use the service have 24/7 access to support, including a professional emergency response team and a family app for optimal care collaboration. Consumers can also request a virtual house call where a tech expert remotely connects to their device to solve the issue for them. Learn more at Aloe Care Health. EnvoyatHome.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
APRIL 24, 2019
If your Apple Watch detects that you're moving, it waits for you to respond to the alert and won't automatically call emergency services. If your watch detects that you have been immobile for about a minute, it will make the call automatically. The alert can be configured to phone numbers, emails, or to our medical alert call center.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
APRIL 25, 2018
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. TruSense Home uses sensor and GPS technology to discern the way a person lives—time spent sleeping, in the kitchen, or getting out of the house. Learn more at TruSense.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 16, 2018
More significant in 2011, Best Buy became a founding consortium member in a ‘living lab’ Charter House in Rochester, Minnesota (along with Mayo Clinic). "We category tags: Mobile PERS , cell phones, smartphones , IoT and home monitoring. But Best Buy executives saw the opportunity and decided to learn more.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JANUARY 17, 2019
FitMi contains two wireless pucks and a therapy app that picks exercises for you tailored to your stage of recovery. If you fall, your emergency contact will be called – and you can speak with them directly through the device, to get the help you need. "A home therapy tool designed to help you retrain your brain. more at Withings.
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