Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

However, 76% of responders aged 70+ in the most recent AARP survey do not think technology was designed with them in mind. Amazon launched a similar initiative for voice offerings like smart speakers and voice assistants. This complaint persists despite growth in adoption among that age group.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 30, 2019

The Voice Summit, like Voice First itself, is still in its early years. Another (healthcare) went to Suki , a voice notes offering for doctors that "has demonstrated up to 70% reduction in time spent entering notes." . Speak2 provides a senior-care focused solution that leverages voice command, smart technology and cloud.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 10, 2020

These may have revealed -- like the AARP recent survey of the 70+ age group -- the lack of adoption of devices and tech among the oldest. These issues will only be better understood as senior housing communities are surveyed, and it is possible to figure out what policy or business changes have made a difference. If so, please comment.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

Will results change when older adults are surveyed later this year? So if this is the baseline of adoption, what’s next when the surveys come around again? Their latest surveys about smartphone and broadband, as with the Caregiver study, were completed in 2019. Health-related technology adoption. Technology Adoption -- AARP.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2020

Cambia Health released a survey of caregivers, 64% of surveyed caregivers use at least one digital tool to help them with caregiving. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , smart home , dementia care, cognitive decline.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

More from August 2020: Voice tech is pervasive – for some, but hardware market adoption may be slowing. The last published eMarketer survey in 2019 sized the software voice assistant market (Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa et al.) The irreversible telehealth boom may be slowing and yet, older adults may be unable to benefit.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

As a busy September wound down, new announcements in the voice first category were of particular interest. These include GreatCall’s new Lively Flip phone with voice services and the announcement that Amazon’s Alexa has added 80,000 answers to healthcare questions through a partnership with Digital Health company Sharecare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 17, 2020

Their latest surveys about smartphone and broadband, as with the Caregiver study, were completed in 2019. That number is likely to jump up the next time the survey is done, if only because stores primarily display smartphones, and mostly iPhones. The AARP Research survey of older adults was completed in 2019, published in early 2020.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 22, 2023

In another pilot program, Talking Tech , participants were surveyed as being less lonely following increased technology literacy and access to tools to connect with others and boost social interactions. category tags: social isolation , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline Learn more at Care.coach. CareAngel. "AI

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Nursing 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

The more things change in the PERS/medical alert industry… Long ago (10 years, to be exact), a survey report plus future market predictions was published. And by 2022, multiple wall-mounted, room-based fall detection devices were available in smart homes , accessible by voice. Are we there yet? Is all of this good enough?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 30, 2019

In early 2019, AARP Research published a technology survey taken in 2018 which showed ownership of smartphones growing to 65% of the 65+. Competition among Voice First tech giants were waged – did anyone win? category tags: Voice First/AI technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Seniors.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 10, 2019

In fact, a greater percentage of the oldest (the real seniors) could be counted if a representative population was actually surveyed. Sadly, it appears that only Link·age surveys tech ownership of the oldest, but that only encompasses their own constituency. So much change -- think about the impact of Voice First technologies.

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Telehealth 108

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

We are used to citing population surveys to cite trends. The growth has been tracked most recently in survey samples that compared the most recent with prior time periods: AARP surveyed 2063 and Pew Research surveyed 1502 adult s. And Linkage Connect surveys the oldest, with a sizable sample of 2398 older adults.

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Telehealth Nursing Medicare Patient Experience 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 20, 2020

Analysts also do custom paid work for some of those companies– such as advisory sessions, surveys, webinars, speaking engagements, or white papers. Analyst firms typically publish market overviews -- for the tech sector, Gartner Magic Quadrant positioning, Forrester Wave or IDC market surveys. OPINION OFF. .

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Telehealth 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

This shouldn’t be that hard, but the data seems to be at best surveyed annually. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , social isolation , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health. Let’s say you’re a national organization trying to close this gap in 2021. Good luck with that.

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Telehealth 140

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Voice First and the Apple Watch had not emerged. This new report has a point of view -- despite surveys that indicate that people use their smartphones (wireless versus " wireline ") to access the Internet, truncated screens can be problematic. and what/who is still around. Laptops were hot (remember the Ultrabook?) Learn more.

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Health Technology Telehealth 88

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2018

That blueprint depends on the enthusiasm and foresight of innovators and leaders of technology companies that focus on the boomer-senior market, increasingly offering Voice First interfaces to new capabilities. Voice First. Voice First. Voice First. Learn more at UnaliWear. Learn more at LifePod. Learn more at Livpact.

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Telemedicine 83

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | September 21, 2023 News Oracle Cerner adds generative AI to its EHR platforms The Oracle Clinical Digital Assistant tool can also respond to conversational voice prompts from. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Patient Engagement The process.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 2, 2020

In 2018 and 2019, infrastructure topped the list of investments for surveyed organizations, particularly multi-site campuses that might include nursing homes. category tags: Telehealth-mHealth-Voice Health , senior living , social isolation , SNF. But nursing homes, specifically?

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Remote care Telehealth mHealth Nursing 141

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

AI is a fundamental machine-learning element in voice technology , which is here to stay, despite the noisy racket about Amazon. In fact, 23% of respondents to a government survey had used telehealth during a 6-month period in 2021. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , SNF , seniors and aging policy , AI and machine learning.

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Telehealth 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 5, 2019

The surveyed ubiquity of technology has led to a belief that it is everywhere it needs to be, with media assumptions about the benefit of smartphones and online tools, ownership of devices, or access to broadband speeds. Tech adoption among the oldest has not kept pace with technology improvements.

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mHealth Interoperability Medicare Digital Health 108

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 20, 2020

The odds are, not confirmed yet, that Wi-Fi deployment, donation of tablets and online video tools , are all accelerating in the time of Covid-19, which will be confirmed in a future survey. category tags: robotics , Telehealth-mHealth-Voice Health , social isolation , covid-19. Learn more at MSN. .

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mHealth Telehealth Nursing 105

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2020

Pew hasn’t bothered lately, but AARP recently published a survey of tech ownership among the 50+. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , IoT and home monitoring , Technology - AARP. No wonder HIMSS session folks thought this was no big deal. How about free Wi-Fi and a smart speaker? Just saying.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Some iPhone owners in a tiny survey , apparently, switch to Samsung. Voice assistants make smartphones more like conduits to the cloud. They are used primarily for playing music at home , shopping , and more recently, having voice assistants in the car. category tags: smartphones, cell phones.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years News Brooklyn provider automates patient experience tracking to spot health equity gaps At One Brooklyn Health System, tools such as the Brooklyn Health Equity Index survey are helping.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

As a busy September wound down, new announcements in the voice first category were of particular interest. These include GreatCall’s new Lively Flip phone with voice services and the announcement that Amazon’s Alexa has added 80,000 answers to healthcare questions through a partnership with Digital Health company Sharecare.

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Health Technology Digital Health Telehealth Nursing 48

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2018

h overall among seniors, last reported in 2016 ) – and the most recent data cited on Internet use, seniors were quoted in a 2016 survey, 44% of responders did not use the internet users. Who knows, since Pew appears to be largely done – after all, they note, 89% of Americans are online and they do not survey all questions each time.

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Telehealth 98

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Chattanooga was a visit to the Alexa World Fair , where the song ‘ Everybody’s Talkin’ acquired new meaning – clearly the Voice First landscape, well-tracked by Voicebot.AI In early 2019, AARP Research published a technology survey taken in 2018 which showed ownership of smartphones growing to 65% of the 65+.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 77

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

There’s the 2017 AARP report that surveys caregivers about what they want from technology -- they are interested in but not currently using. Voice First and Health – What’s Notable and Not So Much? You probably knew this – that 2018 was the year of voice tech and healthcare. Held each year – but has much changed? For starters.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Voice First -- The year began and ended with speaking. Happy New Year – and onward to 2020, the publication of the now-completed Voice, Health and Wellbeing 2020 on Monday, January 6 th , and so many more (and counted) CES steps -- more wearables, virtual experiences, smart and not-so-smart speakers. And shouting. See you there!

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Digital Health 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A survey of technology offerings reveals a plethora of apps and information sites, not to mention devices that are part of the diabetes management equation. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health. It is estimated that 30% of the overweight adults have diabetes – and most diabetics are overweight.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 96

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

se assertions are built on the Service Annual Survey (2021). Starting with the older one (“ Ridiculously symmetrical and highly unusable ”) to the most recent Siri remote – where they give up on usable buttons and enable changing the channel by voice. "Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly saw a 34.4% million) in 2012.

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Nursing Medicare 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2018

h overall among seniors, last reported in 2016 ) – and the most recent data cited on Internet use, seniors were quoted in a 2016 survey, 44% of responders did not use the internet. Who knows, since Pew appears to be largely done – after all, they note, 89% of Americans are online and they do not survey all questions each time.

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Telehealth 72

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2020

Will results change when older adults are surveyed later this year? So if this is the baseline of adoption, what’s next when the surveys come around again? category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , computers, internet and social networking , smartphones, cell phones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 7, 2019

AARP, which has been researching the subject since 2010, released new survey results in 2018 confirming the same percentage – 35 percent of adults age 45+ are lonely – but with a growing number of older adults in the population, this represents an additional five million adults based on census data and asks them to assess their health.

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mHealth Telehealth Medicare Digital Health 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 5, 2018

The purpose was unchanged – and the limited representation of tech in the exhibit hall may hint at the peripheral role that technology use continues to play in these senior-focused jobs, despite the tech disruption this past year of voice first technology , or the availability of cheaper/smaller wearables and offerings for the smart home.

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Public Health 59

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2018

You read AARP and Pew survey research reports. Let’s Talk – What’s Happening With Voice First Adoption? category tags: vehicle/transportation technology-services , voice/AI technology , senior living , robotics. Now look over this 6-month-old updated checklist. And as for item 6 in this post, THIS MEANS YOU!

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Nursing 60