Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 3, 2022

Honor bought Home Instead – which should result in more technology used in the home care industry -- and soon, hopefully, for an industry suffering from a severe labor shortage. Remote configuration and updates will be standard, and health insurers will be interested in smart home technology as a deterrent to hospitalization.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2023

Or will it be a conference-specific event management technology in which all interactions will be buried in the must-look-at software? Time to communicate a key business insight or (blog) update. category tags: social media , computers, broadband, and social networking , AI and machine learning How about this?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

But it’s not too early, as the new report, The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023 , points out through interviews with those deploying conversational AI and machine learning technology today. And from the other May blog posts: Wondering if there's any news about AI? Just from yesterday, May 3, 2023 – that list goes on and on.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 16, 2022

What role (if any) does technology play in dealing with shortages? Well, as Jane Sarasohn-Kahn’s blog notes, it’s a given that robots won’t save us in the near (by 2030) term. Consider AI technology to help more efficient use of staff (like Caspar.ai But some tech here and there in the care process could be useful.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2024

Here are the blog posts: S impler days are gone for good – what is the fix? Read more. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , vehicle/transportation technology-services , AgeTech Are there innovations on the horizon that will improve the tech user experience?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

For the market of technology for older adults, it offered a smartwatch with built-in fall detection and other numerous health features, which it continues to introduce. The opportunity for wearables (outside of PERS) has barely begun to show signs of penetrating the older adult technology sector.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 27, 2020

Technology usage has climbed sharply during Covid-19. A technology transformation is underway, greater than the sum of its parts. Not just telehealth, but robots for cleaning or engagement technologies to mitigate isolation are ramping up. Consider the components of next generation remote technology to deliver care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Next week's blog post will detail 10 products/services from CES 2022 that will likely make a difference for older adults. It is extracted from the Technology for Aging 2022 Market Overview, to be posted following CES, and including 30 offerings that were not in the 2021 version. Technologies for Older Adults from CES 2022.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Here are the five blog posts from August: Taking stock of the tech market for older adults – what’s happened? It is increasingly transformed by new technologies emerging from new funding sources, multiple forms of tech disruption, and entrepreneurial initiatives. What is the context for technology change in 2023?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

What is the status and future of remote care technologies? As the research interviews for the 2020 report “Future of Remote Care Technology and Older Adults” wind down, a few themes become apparent. Reimbursement of technology was a key policy change in 2020 that fueled adoption and investment in telehealth.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Time for the Market Overview Technology for Aging 2021. Ten technology offerings for older adults from CES 2021. But some, as with yesterday’s CES 2021 blog post , are quite straightforward and obviously useful. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

These will be featured in blogs over the next week or two. Given the pace of baby boomers aging into their 80’s and beyond, we may soon be at the stage where housing developers, particularly 55+ ‘Proptech’ visionaries, will build in technology that can meet the needs of older adults. AI Everywhere, including in senior care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

When this blog was launched in 2008, the Wikipedia definition of aging in place was described as a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) -- the ability to move from independent living to assisted to skilled nursing. category tags: aging in place , Family caregivers , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Rant off. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2022

Here are six blog posts from the month of June: PERS Insider helpfully listed the most common PERS Google searches. Andrea noted, "When employed to its fullest, remote care technology improves every aspect of how care is delivered in the home. By 2018, more technology (and associated improvements) could be found in the Cloud.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 3, 2023

And AARP helps add brand recognition to the term ' Age Tech ' with a collaborative of companies at the Nexus of Longevity and Technology to deal with health issues and mitigate fear. Can tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E be helpful to older adults? Of course, in the ways they can be helpful to any adult. Which means it will become very useful.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 13, 2019

Technology and aging R&D – who knew about this task force? Maybe you were also surprised to see this government report posted last week -- Emerging Technologies to Support an Aging Population. Note that "continual learning and adjustment to technology services and updates is a barrier to using rapidly changing technology.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 20, 2021

But some, as with yesterday’s CES 2021 blog post , are quite straightforward and obviously useful. ITRI Dual Arm Robot. " The Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan developed a Dual Arm Robot System (DARS) that can perform different tasks for humans without specific tools. How many of these exist? Learn more at Cutii.

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MARCH 3, 2023

And AARP helps add brand recognition to the term ‘ Age Tech’ with a collaborative of companies at the Nexus of Longevity and Technology to deal with health issues and mitigate fear. Note: Please see the 2023 updated Market Overview Technology for Aging ] category tags: Generative AI , aging in place , AgeTech , baby boomers

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Here are four blog posts from November: Filling in the Tech Basics. Technology was essential for many adults stuck at home during the pandemic, providing some social connection, access to online shopping, home delivery services, and requests for transportation. Five technologies for older adults – November 2020. Read more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Here are the six blog posts to kick off the new year in January 2019: 2018-2019 look back and ahead at tech buzz, hope, and hype. Warning, more blog posts about CES next week while there]. Ten Technology Offerings from CES 2019 – Beyond Gadgets. Ten More Technology Offerings from CES 2019 -- Beyond Gadgets. Read more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 1, 2019

Warning, more blog posts about CES next week while there]. Hearing technology got an upgrade and a lower price. category tags: Voice First/AI technology , hearing loss , dementia care, cognitive decline , VR/AR technology , vehicle/transportation technology-services. But as the Voicebot.ai

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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. So what technologies are viewed as useful for the millions with diabetes? category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Meanwhile, the labor shortage has impacted every aspect of senior care, requiring a rethink of financial health of the businesses and the role of technology. Here are the four blog posts from July 2022. category tags: senior living , smartphones , computers, broadband, and social networking , AI and machine learning.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2023

Here are four other blog posts from March to think about: Our passwords, ourselves - the nightmare of authentication. Most would agree: AI is the hottest segment in the technology market today. And ChatGPT can be accessed through any mobile browser. Read more. AI use in care delivery and marketing is not new - it just seems that way.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 3, 2018

It was month to think further about concepts introduced in October about caregiving technology – why is it so unclear what it is, who makes it, what is the form factor for presenting it and how should people be using it? More from the month: Living to 100 – will technology matter – and for whom? Many (54 million!) Just a thought.)

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Also in September, Medicare changes were introduced encouraging technology use by health providers, particularly telehealth services -- perhaps boosting the use of telehealth technology (for example remote visitations) which has seen a rise of consumer interest in recent polling , though not well-adopted yet by the majority of physicians.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

So many weeks, so many blog posts to, uh, post. 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. Isn’t March a l-o-n-g month? Otherwise the market has moved on – to remote monitoring.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

If there was a time to look at the role of monitoring and engagement technologies that augment and assist the worker in the care of older adults – it would seem that this is the time. Here are four Sept blog posts on these and related topics: In a time of short-staffing, sensors are increasingly useful in the care of older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

This is the tenth anniversary of the launch of this Market Overview of technology for ‘Aging in Place’, to be published in March 2019 – the category of offerings that help enable older adults to remain longer in their home of choice. Maybe 2019 will begin a decade of technology streamlining, integration, and simplification.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2021

Here are four blog posts from February 2021: Aging in place – it’s emerged (again) during these Covid-19 times. For the market of technology for older adults, it offered a smartwatch with built-in fall detection and other numerous health features, which it continues to introduce. Stay tuned. Déjà vu all over again.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Here are the five blog posts from August 2022: Some might say that sensor technology for older adults is nothing new. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , computers, broadband, and social networking , fall prevention, fall detection. What’s the big deal? Read more. .

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In Hand Health

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Curious about new technology to grow your business but strapped for time? You don’t want to waste any of that precious time scanning copies, printing exercises, or playing phone tag trying to communicate with your patients. Many of the therapists I talk to are apprehensive about taking on new technology or processes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2022

And to stay up to date, here are the four blog posts from February, 2022: For older adults, television is a solid rock in a shifting tech landscape. Voice-AI technology in 2022 – living up to hope and hype? category tags: wearables, smart watch , AgeTech , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Television/Smart TV. Raise the blinds!

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2018

First there is the significant uptake of voice-enabled technology, was forecast to be transformative , and so it was, in senior living, in the homes and families of seniors, and as an interface in newer cars to make giving and hearing directions easier. Here are the most-read blog posts from 2018 – take another look if you missed them.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Is 2022 the tipping point for technology and older adults? Scanning through the collection of blog posts from April and May, the obvious has finally occurred. Consider these six blog posts from April and May 2022. Baby boomers are aging and want to stay in their homes as long as feasible.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 18, 2022

A 2015 blog post examined census data by county ( Stranded by Geography ) and identified retirement destinations that had the worst ratios at that time. And what role (if any) does technology play in helping to close or manage this gap? category tags: Home Care , Family caregivers. Attachment Size.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2020

Here are the five blog posts from June 2020: Tech adoption older adults matter more now than ever. Here is where we were on technology adoption at the start of the pandemic, and the wave of telehealth interest heated up. And a plethora of companies raised their hands to offer their engagement technology for free. Read more.

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