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Looking ahead to 2023 -- what should we expect?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

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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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.’ Avatars such as care.coach are emerging built on health protocols and large data sets. And in 2023, AI technology is emerging to manage and even improve care.

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The cost of long-term care -- could technology help lower it?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consider the Genworth data (see Figure 1 ) showing that it cost $108,405 for a private room in a nursing home in 2021, $61,776 for home health aide services, and $54 ,00 0 in assisted living. category tags: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , SNF , wearables , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , IoT and home monitoring.

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Beginning a Look at The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AI can be used to create personalized health plans, deliver virtual care and assistance, provide remote monitoring, detect cognitive decline and falls, manage medication, and provide social and entertainment activities. Okay, okay, so it’s a beginning.

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Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

Consumers are more bullish demanding virtual and digital health tools from their physicians than doctors are in providing it, based on the research findings in What can health systems do to encourage physicians to embrace virtual care? from Deloitte. One in two U.S. “Macy’s?

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From Medical Alert to RPM – old marketing and products are obsolete

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Except for the deep-pocketed Medical Guardian which bought in everywhere, these were all bracelets to help emergency workers determine health issue in an emergency. As for the younger among the 54 million individuals aged 65+, they need a smarter watch or activity band, that encourages, uh, activity.

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Monitoring at home will be the norm for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Telehealth vs. in-person: the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration to reimburse doctors for providing telehealth services for Medicare recipients has been repeatedly renewed. From in-home motion sensors to Amazon Care to Alexa Together, homes of older adults will continue to be smarter and more useful, especially for healthcare.

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