Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Consider their newly published document explaining the industries to those who may still not see what’s happening.” The long hall check-in is only when necessary and for those who need assistance. category tags: AgeTech , senior living. The Census knows the growth and potential explosion of care needs and older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Figure 1 Reasons for Returning Smart Home Devices Source: Parks Associates 02-23-2023 Who provides support for the hapless user? The still-baffled contact their friends and relatives – maybe that works for some who have caring and patient relatives.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 26, 2023

who received ‘seemingly conflicting guidance from different providers.’ category tags: healthcare , home health care , Home Care , tech-enabled home care The core of coordination rests on communication, which is notoriously poor for older adults seeing multiple healthcare providers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2023

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. It’s not just seniors who need help. Caregiver shortages boost in-home monitoring.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 24, 2023

The comments in the Wall Street Journal article reinforce the post-Covid theme that ‘nursing homes are awful, so who needs them?’ Who exactly? category tags: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , aging in place , seniors and aging policy Does that mean families will care for the frailest members at home?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Varda Shalev of Team8 discussed prospects for Care At Home Transformed tag-teaming with Deborah Di Sanzo, President of Best Buy Health. That’s a strong business model and habit that’s hard to break. In a webinar broadcast on 28 February, Prof.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

This was echoed by Gregory who noted that many nurses in the UK were self-isolating due to a lack of testing, putting further strain on the already stretched frontline. Similarities in cross-border community challenges. More than 35,000 health workers have been infected (of which 60% were nurses), particularly in the elderly care home sector.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Who should be worried – it’s not those aged 50-65. AARP’s 50+ segmentation misrepresents who is really worried about 'aging in place' – and that means 65+ and (way) beyond. category tags: aging in place , AgeTech , IoT and home monitoring , fall prevention, fall detection They could worry about a too-big house they can’t sell.A

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 29, 2023

Next, the robocall is then transferred to a ‘supervisor’ in a noisy call center who then attempts to obtain actual age, and whether the call recipient has Medicare. Perhaps the Medicare scam call reaches someone in a senior living community who is obviously Medicare-eligible. Pick up, have a conversation, no matter with what or whom.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 14, 2023

Sarah Krouse and Anne Steele, the WSJ journalists, tag-team doing a great job quantifying the women’s fiscal force, quoting Blair Kohan, an agent with UTA who represents Greta Gerwig, the Barbie movie’s director, saying, “Women have always been a deeply underestimated economic force.” million women in the U.S.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For example, the Medicare scam , making thousands of calls seeking that one lonely soul who will be willing to give away personal information. For those who may have been waiting in vain for the regulation of social media companies, especially with so much published harm to young people , this initiative does not inspire confidence.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 12, 2023

But for older adults or families who hesitant about searching for information or frustrated with online sites or call trees, chatbots can be the ideal solution. But for those who are unsure even of the question, the responses are very, uh, chatty. They can also boost tech confidence and user self-sufficiency.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Doug Imhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris), who recommended easier Internet access for all Americans. And, many tags related to mental health became well-used, such as #MentalHealthMatters, #MentalHealthAwareness, #WellBeing, and #BellLetsTalk from the campaign addressing stigma.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 16, 2023

It turns out that the 5500 emergency call centers may not be able to locate the person who is calling from a cell phone. Hopefully. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , Technology - AARP , AgeTech Now consider that one out of three 911 calls are from the 65+. Oops – that brings up another problem.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2024

These life-long treatments deliver impressive clinical outcomes but come with a high price tag, putting employers and healthcare insurers under pressure. “GLP-1s have caught the attention of Americans who have never been engaged in the healthcare ecosystem before,” said Frank Westermann , Co-Founder and Co-CEO at 9amHealth.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Each tag contains a unique QR code and matching alphanumeric code. It supports active aging persons who want to secure a long independent life while taking into account the concerns of their closest ones.” category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , Learning, working, contribution and legacy. Silent Beacon.

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Digital Health Global

APRIL 17, 2024

Through the Innovation Challenge, CharmHealth provides a platform for innovators, entrepreneurs, students, nonprofits and philanthropists to share groundbreaking ideas with the investors, incubators and partners who can bring them to market and effectively advance care.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

How RTLS Works Most RTLS systems depend on a combination of tags, sensors, and software. Tags are attached to any vital assets that need to be tracked including equipment, supplies, devices, and even people. These tags come in a variety of sizes and will vary in range and data quality.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Note that WHO’s approach to digital health adoption includes equity, access, palliative care, privacy, and security. Achieving health equity, bringing mental health services to all who need them, ideally at parity with physical health services.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Isolation has produced an increase in mental health issues, loneliness and depression – and that would be for those who have a good grasp of what is going on – for those in long-term care , for those with dementia, unable to be hugged by family, it is far worse. What about those offline older adults who lack high speed access?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

"Unlike a weather event or a shooting, our response to COVID-19 is a continuously evolving process that has no endpoint and requires us to adapt by the hour," said Dr. Jane Fellner, a UW Medicine physician who provides clinical guidance for EHR changes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 22, 2023

Accessibility and usability – who knew they were different? The pressure to own a smartphone is intense, whether it is from family members for instant communication and sharing, healthcare service providers who want older adults to use tech to manage health, use Apple Pay, and even use their phone to verify access to a website.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 7, 2022

Yet the home care industry can attract those who care about older adults and provide them with improved working conditions that underpin their tasks with technology that improves efficiency and care effectiveness. . category tags: tech-enabled home care , Home Care. Decisions based on emotion, not fact.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

But how will this category be applied in the older adult marketplace, either for them directly or for those who serve them? Beginning a new report -- The Future of AI and Older Adults - thoughts welcome] category tags: AI and machine learning , AgeTech , baby boomers The rise and rise of generative AI everywhere.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2024

They range from the obvious but ignored concepts of understanding who else was in the entrepreneur’s chosen market (“No, I don’t really know, but surely we are better.”) category tags: seniors and aging policy , hearables/hearing technology , smartphones

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 31, 2022

As you read this, you might think about your own circle and the people who fell. category tags: fall prevention, fall detection , AgeTech , baby boomers. So many factors contribute to the risk of falling, including lower body weakness, balance issues, medications, and home hazards.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 12, 2022

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. . Smart tags pinpoint not only locations of phones or keys, but persons with dementia.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

No, they don’t want to change the UI or who they hire, apparently. They must have noticed Best Buy selling the watch and offering a response center for those who need help. category tags: Aging, ageism , AgeTech , smartphones , wearables, smartwatch , tablets. Can it be that the majority of Apple’s are young women ?

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Health Populi

JANUARY 8, 2021

Goolsbee and Jason Furman, former Chair of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, tag-teamed the U.S. Note that the study was conducted among Principal clients who had at least one investment with the company, so this was a consumer sample that had some level of savings in their financial lives.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2020

Similar progress has been made in secondary care, with widespread moves towards digital-first outpatient appointments and some hospitals supplying iPads to enable loved ones to ‘visit’ their relatives who have been hospitalised with coronavirus, without risk of infection. It's not all plain sailing, of course.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2022

and “Who should be contacted?” For those who are low vision or cannot use their hands, the next few spoken statements might ask about interest in audio turn-by-turn assistance or car services that accommodate wheelchairs. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Figure 1 Percentage of adults 45+ who used a hearing aid 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . category tags: hearables/hearing technology , hearing loss , baby boomers. Figure 2 Percentage of adults 45+ with difficulty hearing even when using a hearing aid 2019.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 11, 2023

See latest report, The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023 ] category tags: Mobile PERS , fall prevention, fall detection Combine that data with other stats, like the fact that 44% of women aged 75+ live alone. See future -- by 2030 all baby boomers will be 65+.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2023

Will the meeting invite be visible to my calendar, which has Google’s 500 million users – or do I need to place myself on the calendar of the person who asked to speak with me (10 million users) and request that it also be sent to my calendar?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The first eye-opener was the OATS/Humana report about the 22 million adults 65+ who lack home broadband. category tags: computers, internet and social networking. More programs are emerging to get older adults to tech parity. Maybe 2020 was the tipping point and 2021 is the year.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 27, 2022

Who helps the resident with tech? Is it probable that low-paid staffers are the only people who can help elderly residents with their smartphones, if they have them? category tags: senior living , homecare , SNF , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 12, 2022

And it’s pretty obvious to anyone who is paying attention to Apple new releases , new versions of Android phones and other apps like Spotify. So you do what everyone who has just encountered an error message does. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones.

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