Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The articles and tech industry focus on ‘aging in place’ and fear. But wait… What if aging in place is media-fueled, but bad long-term for many (most) people? Perhaps aging will be solo – no spouse, partner, children or nearby siblings. Who should be worried – it’s not those aged 50-65. What could go wrong?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 21, 2021

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2024

In 2014, there were 100 million individuals aged 50+, now 123 million in 2024, all reaching age 65 at the rate of 10 thousand per day. All baby boomers (born 1946-1964) will be aged 65 by 2030. Still valid -– advice from experts on how not to succeed in a murky market. Oh, and the population.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 29, 2023

You may know someone of Medicare age with a phone? Since age data is widely available, and even well-organized lists are available for purchase , it is not surprising that phones of older adults ring multiple times per day. Consider that 44% of women aged 75+ live alone. What is the role of the communication carrier in this?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The most recent version of ChatGPT admits it cannot state the current population in the US that is aged 75+. This is somewhat surprising, given the angst in business and market predictions about the aging of the US population and the potential doom that it portends. million people aged 75+ today? million) is aged 75+?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2023

The 2023 Technology for Aging Market Overview is published. Tech for all ages is remaining stubbornly difficult to use, whether it is the frequency of upgrades, the multiple steps to authenticate that the user is not a robot (including checking a box that one is not a robot! ) There are caveats, of course. and so it goes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 15, 2024

Surveys show that Americans prefer to age in their own homes , also known as aging in place. category tags: social isolation , tablets , AI and machine learning , dementia care, cognitive decline Rock Health break out the 65+ in its surveys of health tech ownership. Read more at Rippl Care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Older adults (age 50+) own nearly every tech owned by those age 18-49. Tablets, smartphones, and smart TVs are the only tech offerings with greater than 50% adoption among older adults (ages grouped into 50-59, 60-69 and 70+ age bands.) category tags: smartphones , tablets , wearables , smart home , Television/Smart TV

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 24, 2023

And finally, there’s the Aging in Place fixation , perpetuated by the media , as well as AARP – just use the checklist and help Mom age in place ! Even for an aging family member with significant dementia and a family has limited assets to pay for (if they could find) home care? Who exactly? Seniors and families need them?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 3, 2024

The month of May -- and the hostility about AI overflowed. Given the pace of change in AI technology – both the software and its rate of adoption – it’s curious that recently the Wall Street Journal published an aging survey about what customers don’t use and/or like about chatbots. It’s 2024 -- chatbots, yuck?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 6, 2024

The tech user experience for all ages is mostly depressing. The April blogs: It’s time for solutions – not products – for aging in place. You know homeowners plan to ‘age in place’ – repeated across all surveys. category tags: smartphones , vehicle/transportation technology-services , tablets

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 26, 2023

Long ago ‘aging in place’ terminology emerged with a different meaning. And in 2013, it was promoted on the book circuit by former HUD director, Henry Cisneros about his 87-year-old mother – they were both insistent that she ‘age in place.’ Meanwhile, how about an aging and reality check-up? These are just that, averages.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 12, 2022

In 2022, the oldest baby boomer turns 76, while the population aged 65+ will exceed 54 million. Trends accelerated by the pandemic continue to emerge, and the population aged 50+ will continue to purchase and use technology, accounting for an estimated 51% of technology spending by 2030. What trends matter this year and beyond?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2023

Consider: The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has allocated $40 million in grants to the a2Collective through research/pilot programs (and separate initiatives) from UMass , Johns Hopkins and UPenn spanning five years. These grants largely predate the ChatGPT hype. And just in time. [

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 22, 2024

You know that everyone wants to age in place , no matter how unrealistic. Consider the cost of aging in place. Note: See most recent report: The User Experience Needs an Upgrade ] category tags: AI and machine learning , senior living , Home Care , tech-enabled home care , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 13, 2024

Aging and older adults are low profile at both events. A few organizations at these events, like AARP (VIVE) and Best Buy Health (HIMSS), clearly have a vested interest in the health status and care of aging adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Events are ahead like Aging 2.0 Each of these will no doubt feature startups of services and technologies, many incorporating AI ) in multiple areas. Together is an AI-driven health assistant designed to make health management seamless for aging Americans and their caregivers. And CES 2024 is still more than 3 months away.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

Today, one-third of adults aged 65+ live alone. And the percentage living alone increases as people reach their 80s – 58% of older adults aged 80+ live alone now. Voice services will support a resident as they age in the community. AI will be applied to improving wellbeing in old age.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Given the persistent (if perhaps wrong-headed) belief that 'aging in place' at home is the goal and that AgeTech is the solution, this should be the year in which pay is revisited and tech is deployed. Does the shortage of labor to serve the aging population make sensor technology essential in delivering care? Feedback is welcome.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

The 2024 Market Overview of Technology for Aging will be published during CES 2024. Caregiving and other demands of an aging population gained significant government attention and new initiatives during 2023. category tags: caregivers , Family caregivers , Home Care , computers, broadband, and social networking

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

when applied to the aging population, to allow family members, doctors, and caregivers to proactively monitor the health and well-being of the world’s aging population." The concept was further expanded at NICA, the National Innovation Centre for Ageing , in Newcastle, UK, and the sponsor for a recent white paper.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

And if they could afford it, only 4% of their homes are aging-ready. Further, 42% of women aged 75+ live alone. Yet all still seemed like niche ideas, not helping those women aged 75+. Home remodeling for aging in pace? category tags: Home Care , smart home , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , senior living

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

But overall, 76% of the full population surveyed who are aged 70+ do not believe that technology was designed with them in mind. And the overall responder group, aged 50+, agreed that the user experience for older people was poor or difficult, technology was too complex or that they needed more training (see page 44).

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This device allows pets safe and controlled access to the outdoors using facial recognition or RFID tags. Pet tech companies are also developing personalized food plans and smart feeders that adjust portion sizes based on the pet’s activity level and age.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Aging in place – the latest trend. People want to age in place – just ask them, as AARP did in 2018. Little did they know that a pandemic was coming, that visiting with aging family would become a nightmare – with people unable to see their relatives for many months. Aging in place forever – the concept. Rant off. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Tech for quality of life – aging or not? Or are these ‘quality of life’ technologies for all ages, especially those who live alone or in rural areas? Perhaps what we need as we age may be what many already have or may soon acquire. But maybe they will all just work and be useful at every age. Drawing the AgeTech line.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 26, 2023

And caregiving sons , in particular, are struggling with caring for their aging parents. category tags: healthcare , home health care , Home Care , tech-enabled home care According to a recent Harris Poll, 65% of US adults say coordinating care for themselves or a family member is the equivalent of an entire workday per month.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 9, 2024

Device unboxing will be age friendly. category tags: AgeTech , baby boomers , smartphones; wearables , Television/Smart TV We will be able to customize it to create an agent that acts on our behalf, freeing us to use our own words and in our own way.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2022

Further, it tells the number of people in geographic locations, education and marital status, employment status (173 million), the percent aged 65+ (more than 55 million as of the date of the most recent survey). And that is also born out by Pew survey , and no surprise -- that age is the biggest determinant. . . . . . . .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 24, 2023

Some say that we are in The Golden Age of AI. They will be coupled with the lagging pace of institutions, particularly healthcare, to change aging systems that can help realize the benefits. category tags: AI and machine learning , chatbots , Conversational and generative AI

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 9, 2020

There are more than 69 million people aged 60+ in the US. The oldest adults that appear to be at greatest risk dying from Covid-19 are not those of a specific age, but those in the oldest age ranges, particularly with 'underlying conditions.' those hospitalized were aged 65+. those hospitalized were aged 65+.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 18, 2024

Each year, the Technology for Aging Market Overview is revised in January of the new year. Refresh required. This year, that revision is being published right after CES 2024, which featured multiple offerings of possible utility to older adults , especially those with physical limitations.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 23, 2022

We might learn from the upcoming American Community Survey (ACS) data release which households have broadband connectivity, own a computer or other devices – down to a level of granularity that includes that rarely surveyed category, age 85+. And we may be able to examine age in relationship to tech ownership.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 21, 2023

That committing to aging independently at home is a permanent decision. For homecare agencies, Mariposa provides a modern take on private duty personal care software that enhances the whole client experience so seniors age in place longer, more comfortably and more safely, and family member and caregiver satisfaction and retention are higher.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 16, 2022

Boston Consulting Group analyzed the care crisis recently asserts that the lack of paid or unpaid care workers to provide care of children or aging parents may prevent them from filling unfilled jobs, noting the 99 million people today who are not in the workforce. A well-known consulting firm assesses the growing care gap.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2023

Caregiving and other demands of an aging population are gaining attention. In a University of Michigan national poll in November, 2022, more than half of adults aged 50-80 say they have helped an adult aged 65+ with health, personal and other types of care needs.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The goal: address the biggest challenges and opportunities in aging. In 2021, Aging 2.0, Here are five exhibitors from the Aging 2.0 Our AI-powered recommendation engine surfaces the best-fit resource for the individual’s unique aging needs." from very small to very big. Learn more.

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