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Five blog notes from September 2023 Aging and Health Technology Watch

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Older adults and caregivers are served by a number of offerings and events. Older adults and caregivers are served by a number of offerings and events. Each of these will no doubt feature startups of services and technologies, many incorporating AI ) in multiple areas. Time for AI in healthcare?

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July Blog posts -- fall detection, dementia tech, aging in place and more

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And in other news, CMS really wants older adults with dementia to remain in their homes. The new GUIDE program will support caregivers and ‘enable people living with dementia to remain in their homes and communities.’ Never mind enabling caregivers to enter a robust job market away from their homes. Just asking.

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Did you miss one? Five Tech and Aging Blog Posts from January 2022

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Perhaps you aren't paying attention -- but once per year, innovations from around the world are presented at CES for comment, media attention, and most of all, seeking interest about what's new (or even just envisioned). Next week's blog post will detail 10 products/services from CES 2022 that will likely make a difference for older adults.

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Did you miss one? The Four tech and aging blog posts December 2021

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It should be more feasible to purchase hearing aids ‘ over the counter’ without an exam (offered for many years in Japan , but whatever.) 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. Read the report.

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Four technology (health and aging) blog posts from August 2018

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But there were issues, disruptions and sizable opportunities worth noting in August, the biggest one was Best Buy's purchase of GreatCall, just six weeks after Amazon acquired PillPack , the latest big company acquisition -- part of a to-be-continued series important to families and providers of care to seniors. Read more here. That was then.

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Recapping the most-read blog posts from 2018

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Fewer software platforms, but new and more interesting offerings. 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.

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Six Health and Aging Technology Blog Posts from October 2018

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Show organizers want you to find new companies – and some may be the most innovative ones you encounter in the entire event. Here are six blog posts from October 2018: What is Caregiving Technology, Anyway? Search for the term 'caregiving technology.' And other shows await, including Aging 2.0 It's crazy.

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