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The Tech User Experience for Older Adults Needs A Reboot

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Tech user experience experts focus on everyone except older adults. Despite preferences, surveys show that today’s user experience for older adults is more problematic than ever. Despite preferences, surveys show that today’s user experience for older adults is more problematic than ever.

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Looking ahead to 2023 -- what should we expect?

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Each of these changes will make a difference for older adults and those who serve them. Observe that despite the hysteria over Amazon layoffs , voice technology has passed its hype cycle and is now present and utilized in at least 95 million US households. Stay tuned for blog posts in January. Up ahead -- CES 2023.

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Recapping the most-read blog posts from 2018

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Two major changes happened in 2018 that are having and will continue to help older adults. And investors have regularly run screaming from the ‘older adult’ category, preferring to view the whole bucket as ‘health’. Here are the most-read blog posts from 2018 – take another look if you missed them. Feb, 2018).

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The most-read tech and aging blog posts from 2019

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Here are the most read blog posts from 2019. Of those that do, older adults aged 65+ said they had little to no confidence in their ability to use electronic devices to perform online tasks. Let’s think about their non-confidence (not broken down into the 65-74) and the 75+ who are the Real Seniors. And shouting.

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Aging in Place Technology – Five Blog Posts from June 2018

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In a short month, heard lots about caregiving and hearing. You have 'conversed' with an older person who cannot hear well without hearing aids but owns an expensive pair which are highly adjustable. Here are four blog posts from June: Four technology categories to remotely monitor a caregiver. Recreational?

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For older adults, the future of wearables is predictive

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According to one insider, 3-5 million Apple watches alone have been purchased by adults age 65+. And miniaturization and integration mean that nearly invisible wearable technology, such as diabetes patches or smartwatch sensors, will be unobtrusive enough to be tolerated about traditionally reluctant elderly users."

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After Covid-19, When the Care Recipient is Elsewhere, What?s Next for Technology?

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And Nielsen observed that the pandemic was a catalyst for the rise of tech use for working at home and shopping, among other uses. As the world settles into a post-pandemic phase , what will matter most for the care of and benefit for older adults ? A technology transformation is underway, greater than the sum of its parts.