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For older adults, the future of wearables is predictive

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Research initiatives, some grant and university linked, are designing new wearables/bands that can help detect and even predict stroke nearly 800,000 happen each year, average age is 73.) Today’s view includes fall risk, cardiac irregularities, insulin requirements, possible stroke, behavior, mood, sleep, or medication reaction.

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Insights from 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging

Aging in Place Technology Watch

There are wearables that can predict the onset of stroke , track at home blood pressure , as well as fit into Air Tags or Smart Tags that can pinpoint the location of a purse, phone (or suitcase) left behind or a person who is lost. category tags: AgeTech , AI and machine learning , home health care , IoT and home monitoring.

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Five new technologies for older adults -- 2023 wrap-up (1 of 2)

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Damage to those pathways can also result from sudden head trauma, damage to the spinal cord, or a stroke. category tags: caregivers , Home Care , senior living , AgeTech NextStride. If your brain’s automatic signals cannot reliably and consistently reach your body, the ability to move as you have been used to is interrupted.

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RFID: Increasing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiencies

Healthcare IT Today

Imagine undergoing knee replacement surgery, coming into the emergency department for a cardiac arrest, or needing emergent imaging due to a stroke. Friend of the Pharmacist RFID relies on tiny tags smaller than postage stamps affixed to each medication container, kit, and tray.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Craig Settles Six years ago I had a stroke and telehealth saved my life. Saved from a stroke by telehealth, Craig Settles pays it forward by uniting community broadband teams and healthcare stakeholders through telehealth-broadband integration initiatives. Region Tag: Global Edition. Make no mistake, I am a believer!

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Four trends to watch from 2022 Market Overview Technology for Aging

Aging in Place Technology Watch

But the tech has changed – now non-wearable and radar-based fall detection (even in a steam shower), tiny paper sensors in a mat , wearables that can predict the onset of stroke , ones that feature biometrics, including blood pressure , and even Air Tags or Smart Tags that can pinpoint the location of a phone (or suitcase) left behind.

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Ten technology offerings for older adults from CES 2021

Aging in Place Technology Watch

VitalSight may identify warning signs of a heart attack or stroke before they happen. This program is for everyone who takes their overall health seriously and wants to try to prevent a heart attack or stroke. Learn more at MightyHealth. Omron VitalSight. Learn more at HandsFreeHealth.

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