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Five tech offerings serving the family, senior and home care continuum

Aging in Place Technology Watch

According to a Harvard Business School study, more than 80% of working caregivers said caregiving made them less productive. category tags: Home Care , tech-enabled home care , senior living , Family caregivers , AgeTech All you have to do is plug it in.” Learn more at Tellusyoucare.com.

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Five smart clothing technologies for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The underwear current includes biometric sensors that measure things like sleep quality, activity, stress level, temperature, and electrocardiography (ECG)*. Since skin inflammation is accompanied by a rise in temperature, studies show that home monitoring of foot skin temperature could significantly reduce skin ulcers. Learn more.

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For older adults, the future of wearables is predictive

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The 2021 Stanford Apple Watch Frailty study verified that it is possible to remotely detect changes that can predict ‘frailty.’ Today’s view includes fall risk, cardiac irregularities, insulin requirements, possible stroke, behavior, mood, sleep, or medication reaction. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Technology - AARP.

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Older adults and screen time – what’s it mean?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The highlight of this document published in June – from age 60 to 80 and beyond, older adults spend more time on their screens (watching TV or videos) than on anything else other than sleep. For the 65+, only 26% in another study during the same time period were identified as Netflix users. And that includes time spent working.

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Did you miss one? Check out September’s Aging & Health Tech blog posts

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And their role tracking trips to the bathroom has been useful in detecting UTIs , identifying wanderers , alerting about sleep issues , noting whether a person has eaten. Yet a new study just published noted that 91% of baby boomers felt overwhelmed by technology, with computers being the most daunting device. Welcome to iPad!

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The Evolution of Self-Care for Consumers – Learning and Sharing at CHPA

Health Populi

CHPA released a new study this week into the value of OTC meds. As an example, Kristin pointed to the Tylenol #WeCare campaign, shown in this video: IRI’s Nishat Mehta tag-teamed with Kristin, discussing the growth and importance of influencer campaigns and new marketing modes. Well, no, Scott pragmatically answered. billion savings.

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Five Quick-Takes from the ADA 77th Scientific Sessions

Insulin Nation

Here’s a jet-lagged and sleep-deprived look at five of the trends that we saw from the first three days of the conference: 1. Another major study that was trumpeted by the ADA found SGLT2 use reduced heart disease and kidney disease risk for those with Type 2 diabetes. Add-ons to insulin are going to be a thing for Type 1 diabetes.