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Five Dementia Care Offerings in 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Get time-saving tips whether you’re looking for respite care, an audiologist or a caregiver support group." Toch Sleepsense alerts caregivers in real time when a senior is out of bed, has not returned to bed or may be experiencing a health emergency while in bed. Learn more at Amicus Brain. BoundaryCare. Learn more at BoundaryCare.

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July Blog posts -- fall detection, dementia tech, aging in place and more

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consider Optum’s acquisition of Amedisys home health business. Examples: Some believe family caregivers are a standalone group that does not use care services. That committing to aging independently at home is a permanent decision, that home care is a parallel universe to senior living. Note its 2015 $72.5

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The growth of telehealth is a plus for seniors – if they can use it

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Then in June, Amazon and K4Connect began an initiative to distribute 8000 Echo Dots to residents in 40 West Coast independent and assisted living communities. Pew’s smartphone ownership for the 65+ was at 53% , though ownership of a cellphone for that group was at 91%. Technology Adoption – Pew Research. Who or what makes that happen?

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When Buying a Pair of Jeans Competes With Filling a Prescription at CVS in Target

Health Populi

Stories about three fashion brands have me thinking about women and their health economics. I first read about Universal Thread on The Mighty website , which is a community of over 1 million people interested in connecting on health and disabilities. Sensory-friendly shirts will have flat seams, softer material and no tags.”

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Five New Technology Offerings for Older Adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

A competition winner here, a spotlight on hearing there , health tech here – here a robot , there a drone – everywhere a bus ride and 170,000 people, all apparently young and agile. CareHeroTM helps community operators of Assisted Living, Independent Living and Memory Care facilities navigate the multitude of primary care and.

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Living to 100 – will technology matter – and for whom?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

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. Baby boomers may have a longer life expectancy at 65 than their parents – most likely due to availability of more sophisticated health care and medications.

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Whatever Happened to Tech-Enabled Home Care?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

With smaller investment that year, it's good to see that Envoy (concierge service for independent living), Kindly Care (home care agency), Caremerge (home care platform), and Seniorlink (care coordination) are all in their same businesses from 2016 – and others from the period like Envoy and CareLinx received additional investment and moved forward.

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