Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

User experience non-design – it’s not just tech devices – consider the stove’s cockpit.’ Studying the screen plus button choices on a new Microwave, one wonders who tested this interface? Having a smart TV plus sound bar, streaming media player or variants, may have shrunk the number of devices in the basket.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Consumer devices aren't enough to bring communities into smart city ecosystems Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

Voice assistants made device hardware actually seem smart. Consider voice-enabled smart plugs, thermostats, audio books, traffic directions, weather, and news updates – and answers to questions that might matter about health, social connection, and personal safety. Today, one-third of adults aged 65+ live alone.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 17, 2024

Will customers return a device they don’t understand? category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones , Television/Smart TV , AgeTech What about the Tesla that is so cool it does not have to identify clearly how to open the door, or put the car into drive or reverse? Was the car returned?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

"6Degrees’ award-winning revolutionary wearable, MyMove, enables people with dexterity loss gain independence via touch-free control of smart devices. Our fashionable smart wearable translates motion into commands (swipe, zoom, point, etc.) Building intelligent assistive devices to help the 1.1 Learn more at 6Degrees.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 24, 2022

In recent years, TV Remote control devices became more usable – except for Apple’s. You gotta love a company with a device so devoid of buttons – and so easily off the rails with an accidental touch. Why are these devices called senior remotes? Or the not-so-smart thermostat with well-hidden controls. Rant off. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The opportunity for embedded and AI-enabled sensors in smart clothing. The growth of the sensor market has created an opportunity for more focus on smart clothing, which has been around a long time, including for use in dementia care , but may have its greatest utility ahead. Learn more. Myant Health. Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Our proprietary Lookout System uses no cameras or listening devices, only discreet in-home smart sensors to help keep you safe. 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. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This was discussed earlier in the year – devices that were only compatible with 3G networks were being phased out. For older adults, that included the following potentially obsolete categories: Medical alert devices (fall detectors, communicators, etc.), fire alarms, some smart watches, E-readers, and GPS trackers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Approximately half of the older adult population has a smart TV – a common platforms used to stream Internet services without an associated specialty box like Apple TV , Roku or Chromecast. And the rest may have standard TV with attached streaming devices. Future of Smart Homes and Older Adults December 2021. Saltbox TV. "S

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2022

The medical community continues to want to understand the likelihood of an older adult using a wearable device. As of July 2015, only 1% of the 65+ population owned a wearable device. By 2021, 11% of the 65+ population owned a wearable device – in comparison to 16% of the total population. Smartphone use.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Note that falls can be detected in a home without a wearable – via a wall-mounted device or through in-home Wi-Fi. Devices will be designed to enable easier and more comfortable mobility outside the home – and identify accessible locations. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , vehicle/transportation technology-services.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 12, 2022

Smart displays and voice-first interfaces will be ubiquitous. Smart home or health technologies that leverage touchless technology and voice-enabled interactions (e.g.Alexa Together or Google Home) improves the in-home care experience, not just for older adults, but also for those who care for them. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The generally accepted view was that this technology was going to be “Easy, Cheap, Useful, Smart, and Connected (home automation that just works).” An explosion of devices and users – that did happen. And Siri is still not as smart as some had hoped, given its time in market. But device integration is not there yet.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Smart home devices are dumb about tech support. The future of the smart home and older adult users has not quite arrived. It is just as well – younger device owners are struggling. Not surprising, since that group owns the most devices These tech-proficient users try to troubleshoot the problem themselves.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

Smart implants: Devices that can monitor vital signs, blood glucose levels, or medication intake 1. Portable devices and wearable intelligence: Gadgets that can track physical activity, detect falls, or alert emergency services 1 2. Do you have any questions about these devices?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

M anufacturer of AI-driven behavioral health coach and wearable electroceutical device created to dock with smart clothing for the home-based and remote treatment of sports injuries, chronic illness & chronic pain. In 2023, the company's first international destination will be the United States, a country with a mature population."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

This innovative technology allows users, including those with mobility impairments, to control devices such as phones, tablets, smart home devices, and wheelchairs through simple movements, revolutionizing the way they interact with technology and the world around them.” Learn more. Concha Labs. Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 21, 2023

Smart Care Facility Platform transforms healthcare settings with powerful AI-enabled automation that improves processes, saves valuable time, reduces costs and eases burdens on care teams so they can focus on delivering the best patient care possible." These new capabilities include: Offline mode, Tablet access, Situational awareness, and Choice.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

For the older adult segment, the Apple watch validated the prospects of a wrist worn mobile PERS device market – enticing legacy firms to jump in when they had had only a more obtrusive pendant device. And connecting these devices could be useful to senior living organizations trying to differentiate based on their technology services.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

And it’s fall detection validated the market transition of caregiving smart watches replacing PERS pendants. We struggle, even the most techno-determined, to master user interfaces of products we own – like using TVs, stoves, or smart speakers. We want to turn on a ‘voice first’ device and have it welcome – not abuse us.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2021

The entrants that can help older adults fit into categories like: Smart displays, voice first interfaces will be ubiquitous. Voice interfaces will be expected in smart displays and will be added to every feasible device (and new car) and gain widespread use in independent and senior living. It’s not just seniors who need help.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2022

One of the experts suggested that the university is the right place to introduce it – perhaps across the disciplines of mechanical engineering, architecture, software engineering, or hardware device design. Consider the complexity of TV remote control devices and the requirement for multiples.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2020

Then in April, Verizon does it again, launches a PERS, this time a smart watch offering, called the Care Smart Watch for seniors. That statement has no connection to today's Care Smart Watch for seniors. Without a call center, a 'PERS' smart watch is just a watch. For older adults in need, they need to call someone.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2021

Flic Smart Button. Flic Smart Buttons can now trigger Amazon Alexa commands. We can track any device, any person, anywhere in the world. Our elderly devices come equipped with heart rate monitors, fall detection and GPS - taking care of our elders has never been easier." Learn more at Dance4Healing. MoviWear. "

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 21, 2021

Wearable devices make up an $81.5 According to Gartner’s January 2021 forecast , this was driven by increased consumer interest in tracking their health status during the pandemic (smart watches) and the growth of remote work (purchases and upgrades to headphones and ear-warn devices). billion global market in 2021.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2024

GyroGear has developed the world’s most advanced hand tremor stabilizer, and to the best of our knowledge, the first mechanical gyroscope medical device. In its current form, the device should be compatible with around 80 percent of adult heads. Anura MagicMirror is a desktop device with a 21.5-inch Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 12, 2022

Some senior living companies during Covid saw the need to help residents with their devices. Perhaps not surprising, but as of 2022, 36% of Americans own a smart speaker of some type. Consider the growing adoption of voice devices in senior living , and the likely absence of a tech concierge. Enter the tech concierge.

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. And the data generated through our phones and smartwatches and wearable devices and smart gym equipment has everything to do with our health and wellbeing when combined with other data.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

That included a range of passive activity monitoring technologies from sensors to smart door locks to voice-enabled offerings and more. . Today, Bluetooth connectivity to mobile devices like smartphones enables data from blood pressure cuffs, weight scales, and blood glucose monitors to be transmitted to providers’ systems. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

From website review, the cash cow world of medical alert devices and recurring revenue appears from the outside to be largely unchanged. Vendors still claim a that market penetration is still low, that only 8% of seniors believe they need such a device , a helpful persuasion tactic to motivate security dealers and retailers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 31, 2024

To verify that you are you, an authentication processes require 2 devices to log in – one of which is a phone – cumbersome enough to invite satire in the Wall Street Journal. Convenience and portability today compete with clarity and usability. Add the sign-on process that may be difficult on a PC and perhaps impossible on a smartphone.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 9, 2021

The report predicted and soon in 2018 came to pass that voice devices , and even Virtual Concierges in senior living would become commonplace. Now that’s possible, but no longer remarkable once a smart speaker is in the person’s unit and the community has decided to voice-enable itself. What was predicted -- what happened?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Device and app vendors must be capable of integration and extension. So mobile health devices, apps or medication reminders may be useful, but touch a tiny aspect of the whole person’s life or health. Amazon launched a similar initiative for voice offerings like smart speakers and voice assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 12, 2022

That trouble may disproportionately impact older adults who may have kept their older phones (any bought prior to 2019, actually) and other extremely useful devices. NCOA’s article notes that home alarm systems and medical alert devices may abruptly stop working – eliminating the ability to reach emergency services. But (fortunately?)

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 11, 2023

Yelling "Help" to a Smart Speaker ? In the past few years the original PERS device concept (a pendant) has been challenged by the Apple Watch and a range of jewelry like Trelawear. See latest report, The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023 ] category tags: Mobile PERS , fall prevention, fall detection Room-based monitoring?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Boosting tech access to devices and broadband is a 2021 requirement. The divide is both economic and social. Consider the barriers to actually doing much on the Internet using a new device. Next, get a device – these days online. Go to a few sites and try to buy a low cost smart phone.

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