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Consider ever-changing tech hurdles for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The closing of thousands of bank branches in favor of online banking, the elimination of paper social security statements , the near-elimination of paper savings bonds for the grandchildren, and the ubiquitous introduction of the QR code in restaurants – saving labor. You probably think the inevitability of tech change is mostly positive.

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Four observations from AI and the Future of Care Work research

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Here are four observations from the just-completed research interviews on this topic: Machine learning and analytics convert population health to a ‘population of one.’ Machine learning technology can, as one interviewee noted, consume transcription, EMR data and free text to consider a population of one.

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Barriers to full benefit of AI for older adults

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The Federal Trade Commission is already warning that AI can enable scammers to use an online audio clip to accurately clone the voice of a loved one. category tags: AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , AgeTech The conversational (and voice-enabled) nature of AI can make scams more prevalent.

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Four factors underpin AI potential in health and home care

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While professional care providers will play a key role, increasingly their work will be augmented by software -- apps, machine learning and conversational AI. Older adults seek information online about health symptoms – and likely does not boost anxiety about their conditions, but possibly mitigate it.

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The Tech Support Chasm -- tough to cross for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consider the first 3 reasons for returning (installation, learning features, configuring settings). Bafflement may be the starting point when the new device arrives – no manual, just online documentation and user forums for the determined. Surveyed older adults struggle with technology they own in 2023.

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Internet access changed everything, including for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

As the bank branches closed and online shopping took off, behavior changed. Older adults began to go online, and between 2017 and 2022, according to the US Census the 65+ population grew to more than 56 million people, and the percentage without a computer in the home shrank. Fast forward to today.

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Eight new technology offerings for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

There seems to be a growing number of tech offerings that can see, sense, detect, and learn about behavioral patterns as part of new tools for older adults and their caregivers. Learn more. Learn more. The solution is scalable for any size facility and affordable with no large upfront cost." Learn more. Learn more.

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