Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The CDC numbers, of course, cannot be argued with – but they do not factor in life expectancy at 65, nor is that mentioned much in the media that individuals will likely live an additional 20 years. Women may be expected to live another 21.24 million live in nursing homes – where the most common condition is dementia.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

A voice heard in a house of an older person living alone cuts through the silence, even if it is a conversation with a device. Today, one-third of adults aged 65+ live alone. And the percentage living alone increases as people reach their 80s – 58% of older adults aged 80+ live alone now.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The modalities become relevant when we start understanding the differences among populations – who they are, where they live, and what kind of device and network access they have. Where does my consumer live? Conducting virtual meetings with patients may often thus become a question of where the doctor lives.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 19, 2023

Lack of standardization of technology platforms – or lack of care platforms altogether – hobbled the care industries -- senior living, home care, home healthcare. In senior living a decade ago, Brookdale was about to spend $2.8 Not a surprise since that company manages more than 100 senior living companies.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly saw a 34.4% For both assisted living and nursing homes, checking in on residents at night while they are sleeping may still be the standard of laborious practice. category tags: AgeTech , senior living. increase in revenue from 2013 to 2020.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

SkyPoint Cloud AI Platform for Senior Living. SkyPoint Cloud proudly launches the senior living industry’s first Enterprise AI SaaS product focused on enabling organizations to leverage generative AI to optimize efficiency and productivity. category tags: AI and machine learning , Scams -- all types , senior living , AgeTech

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Pressure is growing in senior living to ‘keep people well’ in conjunction with a higher level of acuity of care needs. Companies like Carlton Senior Living offload staff informational tasks to chatbots, freeing staff for other work. category tags: Home Care , home health care , senior living , AI and machine learning

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The odds are good these days that the 50-65 are still working and can afford where they live. The numbers of care recipients in home care, senior living, and adult day services has likely crossed 5 million people by now. category tags: aging in place , AgeTech , IoT and home monitoring , fall prevention, fall detection

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 27, 2022

We know that one of the biggest issues in senior living (and home care, nursing homes, home health care) today is a shortage of labor. Remember that memory care is a sub-category within both senior living (aka assisted living) and skilled nursing facilities (aka SNFs). B ut is tech investment part of all senior care strategies?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 16, 2023

Estimates are that if 1 minute were shaved off emergency response time, 10,000 lives could be saved each year. Could that mean that a third of those possible lives lost are aged 65+? Hopefully. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , Technology - AARP , AgeTech As we used to say, technology changes everything.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

These include GreatCall’s new Lively Flip phone with voice services and the announcement that Amazon’s Alexa has added 80,000 answers to healthcare questions through a partnership with Digital Health company Sharecare. CareMerge is in the Argentum, Senior Living Supplier catalog). Rendever Senior Living. CarePredict Pinpoint.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 21, 2023

Or that home care a parallel universe to senior living. Or they move loved ones to senior living. Senior living companies (and families) augment limited staff with home care workers. category tags: Home Care , tech-enabled home care , senior living , Family caregivers , AgeTech

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 10, 2023

One of the media-fueled risks today with the plethora of AI-related hype is the tendency 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. category tags: AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , AgeTech

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 12, 2022

Certainly that must be what senior living residents and older adults living at home do, not to mention the of-course sizable tech staff working in senior living and elder care. Some senior living companies during Covid saw the need to help residents with their devices. Enter the tech concierge. Thoughts welcome.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Further, 42% of women aged 75+ live alone. Senior living – unless a very expensive house is sold – is not within reach. category tags: Home Care , smart home , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , senior living Nor are they telehealth-ready – where 36% of Americans do not have high-speed internet in the home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Sponsor: Cradlepoint Primary topic: Mobile Topic: Clinical Mobile Telehealth Resource Central: Upcoming Webinars External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: How LTE and 5G in Healthcare Help Save Lives and Improve Efficiency Region Tag: Global Edition

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

According to the 2020 Senior Living, COVID-19 and Technology Survey and Report , over a third of communities reported having poor or nonexistent Wi-Fi and bandwidth capability." category tags: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , SNF , wearables , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , IoT and home monitoring.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Women will outlive men by a few years – living on average into their late 80s. By 2030, 20% of the US population will be over the age of 65 -- and likely to be obese and living for at least 8 years with some level of disability. category tags: robotics , Family caregivers , Home Care. And will older adults even have a choice?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Then there is the cost of 24x7 home care, same as assisted living (which is $67K in Massachusetts, for example) or even Genworth’s 44-hours of home care ($53-54K annual). And competing for the same workers as senior living firms pay their CNAs. . Senior living – maybe the pitch is about providing care. You get the idea.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2020

This lively conversation with our panel of healthcare advisors from Microsoft and Avanade will open your eyes to new possibilities leveraging technology you likely already own! For administrators: Simplify functions and cut costs in booking appointments, scheduling and discharge planning.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 26, 2023

And the term wandered over briefly to assisted living. From the survey: " My mom was able to live independently in her home until she was 95." Or will they want to move to some sort of senior-living community, average age 84 , with activities and shared meals?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 29, 2023

Perhaps the Medicare scam call reaches someone in a senior living community who is obviously Medicare-eligible. Consider that 44% of women aged 75+ live alone. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , seniors and aging policy , Seniors Perhaps it doesn’t proceed to fraud, but it is fraudulent, nonetheless.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The solution offers a new option for senior living communities to improve safety and care while protecting privacy and simplifying daily life for residents and staff. Nomo Smart Care. " Nomo Smart Care helps support individuals who would prefer to stay in their homes rather than move into an assisted living facility.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In senior living or home care, permission to track this type of information is likely (hopefully) given at the onboarding of a new care recipient or resident. Or they could extend time in a senior living home, prior to moving to a higher level of care. Since January of 2020, 400,000 nursing home and assisted living workers have quit.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Or was it the senior living industry that seized their business? Even with full-time jobs or living many states away? category tags: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , aging in place , seniors and aging policy Surely it is to the detriment of older adults stuck in hospitals ( see Massachusetts ). Who exactly?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Then there is the cost of 24x7 home care, same as assisted living (which is $67K in Massachusetts, for example) or even Genworth’s 44-hours of home care ($53-54K annual). And competing for the same workers as senior living firms pay their CNAs. . Senior living – maybe the pitch is about providing care. You get the idea.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 29, 2022

These general contractors for all things aging, certified and trained individuals can help navigate a bewildering world of services (or lack) that are very local – such as transportation, home care, senior living, meal delivery. Do we need to go to Caring.com to find a local assisted living facility that is highly rated ?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 30, 2023

Botco’s chatbot technology has been deployed at Carlton Senior Living. Also, if you missed it, here is the 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging category tags: AI and machine learning , Generative AI , healthcare , senior living Learn more at Botco. integrates ChatGPT into its care app. "

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The death rates from Covid-19 (or with Covid-19) of seniors in nursing homes and assisted living were horrific on the one hand and daunting to prospective move-ins. million are aged 85+ -- not surprisingly the approximate move-in age to senior living – 1.4 Senior living occupancy dropped to just 79.5% By 2013, The U.S.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Facebook introduced Live Feed, wrecking Myspace. The numbers who don’t have Internet subscriptions have remained the same, perhaps because of cost, perceived utility, or living in a location where it is difficult to access. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking Fast forward to today.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2023

They will have widespread use in independent and senior living, since many older adults will bring them along at move-in time. category tags: AgeTech , AI and machine learning , home health care , IoT and home monitoring. Sensor technology shrinks – and changes form. Sensor technology failed to meet its promise a decade ago.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 16, 2022

The PHI analysis also looks at the demographics of aides who work in nursing homes, residential care (aka senior living) and home care – noting the biggest labor growth projection (and likely shortfall) in home care aides. category tags: Home Care , home health care , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , tech-enabled home care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

Daily interaction with Ryan can lead to enhanced memory and cognition and gives a new perspective on independence for those who want to continue to live in their own homes.” Already a proven care tech device in the European market and senior living facilities in the U.S., Learn more. Glidance Glide. “ Glidance Inc. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 4, 2023

The government agency seems to have given up on improving the quality or affordability of dementia care in senior living or nursing homes. The new GUIDE program will support caregivers and ‘enable people living with dementia to remain in their homes and communities.’ Or they move loved ones to senior living. Note its 2015 $72.5

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Senior living companies are promoting the watch for residents. In fact, senior living companies are adding the role of tech concierge to their teams. category tags: Aging, ageism , AgeTech , smartphones , wearables, smartwatch , tablets. Which brings us right back to where we started. See vendor empathy.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2024

Chatbots may be forging a new path for assisting as needed -- but the jury is still out as to whether that replaces live training. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones , Television/Smart TV , wearables, smart watch Imagine an AI-enabled future for tech user experiences.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 14, 2019

As they do so, they will force industries to change offerings – and drive considerable change in technology that underpins their lives. Today's emerging trends are showing that: Older adults live and work longer. Only 10% of the senior population moves to senior living , and to preserve their savings, they do so at a later date.

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