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Getting Older Adults to Tech Parity in 2021

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This followed late-year 2020 activity, including the $10 million in funding for tech training company GetSetUp and the $18 million of funding for Papa from Comcast Ventures to combat social isolation in older adults and launch tech-enabled health offering called Papa Health.

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Looking ahead to 2023 -- what should we expect?

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But all that is just a beginning – early January brings the Consumer Electronics Show and many more innovations that can help older adults with health, mobility, cognitive issues, and caregiving. Some other thoughts about 2023 tech trends: Remote (health) care technology should add socialization. Stay tuned for blog posts in January.

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Insights from 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging

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Older people, consumers of a significant portion of healthcare spending, will need and use many of the so-called digital health technology categories. . Fifty-three million Americans are providing care to someone with health or functional needs – in short, they are family caregivers. Smart displays and interfaces will be ubiquitous.

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Four Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from February 2021

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Consider a few issues for starters: chronic health conditions, mobility limitations, stairs, snow/ice, driving, dangerous hills for walking, cognitive issues, and social isolation. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , healthcare , digital health. Déjà vu all over again. You get the idea.

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Technology transformation in home care must and will accelerate

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Papa’s “Family on Demand” expanded services to enterprises and insurance reimbursement -- Papa Pals help seniors with tasks that might fall to family members or home care workers -- providing new sources for ‘care in the home’ or home care.Now home care must double down on tech-enabled reinvention. That is a sign.

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Highlighting Eight Technologies from the 2019 Market Overview

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Today, perhaps due to pending boomer bulge, innovators and their funders may be having a somewhat easier time, at least in some market categories – health, home care, transportation come to mind. ReemoHealth Remote Mobile Health Platform. Learn more at Reemo Health. Learn more at Oticon. Learn more at SoundMindInc.

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Did you miss one? The Four tech and aging blog posts December 2021

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Big tech revealed growing interest in older adults and investors saw the potential in firms like Papa, which provides (reimbursed) varied assistance to older adults. Remote configuration and updates will be standard, and health insurers will be interested in smart home technology as a deterrent to hospitalization.

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