Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

…Upending the Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) landscape. For the older adult segment, the Apple watch validated the prospects of a wrist worn mobile PERS device market – enticing legacy firms to jump in when they had had only a more obtrusive pendant device. Beyond PERS – enter the Internet of Behavior (IoB).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

PERS Insider helpfully listed the most common PERS Google searches. Should vendors improve their web marketing, as PERS Insider advises? This category (and its much-marketed terminology) is quite literally old news. Compare that to PERS $1-2 billion market. The result was bleak and informative.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Not from any news article other than PERS Insider , a newly created newsletter for those who track the medical alert industry. The leader in the “Medical Alert/Medical Alarm/PERS space.” Okay, so that was about the in-home PERS customer, widely profiled by vendors as an 82-year-old woman living alone. How do I know this?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But all that is just a beginning – early January brings the Consumer Electronics Show and many more innovations that can help older adults with health, mobility, cognitive issues, and caregiving. Mobility technology and services should gain a database like AbleData – now gone. Stay tuned for blog posts in January. Check it out !].

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2020

You see PERS news releases on occasion. In January, for example, Parks Associates sized the PERS market to be $1.1 LifeStation announced Mobile LTE , small and fast, a pendant linked to a sizable 24-hour call center. Its Sureresponse™ PERS pendant was new in this research conducted in 2012. billion by 2024.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Between 2017 and 2022, the population of 65+ increased substantially (10,000 per day until 2030) and the percentage without a computer went down substantially. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking Broadband internet subscriptions went from 74% to almost 85%.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 11, 2020

The hardware is used to tag objects and monitor their use. The Sundial skill for Alexa and the mobile app work together to connect older adults (the Center) to their loved ones (Care Circle). Once invited, Care Circle members can download the Sundial mobile apps to interact with the Center and each other. Learn m ore.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

As a busy September wound down, new announcements in the voice first category were of particular interest. Not from any news article other than PERS Insider , a newly created newsletter for those who track the medical alert industry. The leader in the “Medical Alert/Medical Alarm/PERS space.” How do I know this?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

Another long-time PERS player sees a watch, makes a watch. Last January 2021, WaterStreet, a healthcare investment company, coughed up a mind-bending $100 million to Medical Guardian, a long time (2006) privately-held PERS provider, to ‘fund expansion.’ When Apple Watch launched in 2015 – pendant PERS (slowly) saw the future.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 12, 2022

The big three carriers (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile) are motoring ahead with this switchover to enable them to free up, as they say, faster and more reliable bandwidth. Did the carriers, alarm companies, PERS providers , and school bus transportation services all identify and deploy workarounds or replacements prior to the 'crisis'?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 19, 2018

Reviewing the past 10 years of blog posts ( from 2008 until 2018 ), in the beginning, consider the categories and innovations. But the PERS market, around since 1975 in the US , has repeatedly been predicted to be obsolete and about to be replaced with something else. Today, the PERS market heads north past $3 billion in the US.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

Note the top trends that matter this Many changes underway in the enabling tech categories for older adults – including the importance of tech for home care agencies – not just the apps for the workers, but for care recipients, such as remote monitoring. Another long-time PERS player sees a watch, makes a watch.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

The more things change in the PERS/medical alert industry… Long ago (10 years, to be exact), a survey report plus future market predictions was published. category tags: Mobile PERS , fall prevention, fall detection , Remote monitoring , AI and machine learning Are we there yet? Is all of this good enough?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 12, 2022

Growth has slowed , but voice usage did not – 46% of Americans are accessing a voice assistant at least once per month. And at the end of 2021, 90% of US Internet users accessed the Internet via a mobile phone. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

A Decade Later: The more things change in the PERS/medical alert industry… Long ago (10 years, to be exact), a survey report plus future market predictions was published. category tags: AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , Mobile PERS

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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. What a difference a decade makes. From senior-only tech to senior-aware marketing.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Perhaps, as with mobile PERS devices, an intermediate option speaking with the person who fell (like a call center) could save fire departments and the watch wearer from non-emergency trips – and just wanting to chat with someone. So let’s assume that mobile PERS is 20% of the total PERS market (Parks identifies 4+ million users.)

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 29, 2020

That same 2018 article noted a serious worker turnover problem, up to 67% per year (then) as well as critical shortage of workers. It is well-publicized that it is getting tougher to attract workers to jobs that pay $10/hour caring for seniors who may multiple health and mobility limitations – compared to $11.62/hour And if so, when?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

And most PERS watch subscriptions (see Medical Guardian and UnaliWear ) also provide access to a 24-hour response center. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Mobile PERS , PERS. Apple Watch owners can buy a guaranteed response service – just not from Apple. Why would you want that?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 24, 2019

A decade ago, before our very first Market Overview, Halo Monitoring launched a wearable fall detection chest strap , realizing the press-the-button PERS devices might not be enough to keep older adults safe – what if they weren’t wearing it? Well, by itself, “fall detection” is not yet a market category hit. So where are we today?

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Telemedicine 127

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

A prior report recommending change in the hearing technology industry may have contributed to or encouraged the sale of PSAPs and the introduction in 2018 sale of over-the-counter hearing aids – and may have encouraged additional categories of hearing aids and the growth of interest in 'hearables.’

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 4, 2023

Here are the posts: Fall detection – does the PERS industry detect market changes? Philips launched its own Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) offering in 2005 through the acquisition of Lifeline Systems and gave up 16 years later, selling it to Connect America. Has anyone you know fallen and couldn’t get up?

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Nursing 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 5, 2019

And in February, ONC proposed a further rule change that would allow individuals to securely and easily access structured Electronic Health Information using applications for smartphones and other mobile devices. On average, home care fills a care gap of 20-27 hours per week at a presumed lower cost ($20.50/hour

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

A prior report recommending change in the hearing technology industry may have contributed to or encouraged the sale of PSAPs and the introduction in 2018 sale of over-the-counter hearing aids – and may have encouraged additional categories of hearing aids and the growth of interest in 'hearables.’

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 13, 2021

iCardioGuard detects heart rate and respiration in three seconds, records the measurements and transmits the collected data to a mobile device by Bluetooth. A mobile app then instantly displays the person's physical and psychological states and sends a warning notification when it detects irregularity. Learn more at CarePredict.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

As a busy September wound down, new announcements in the voice first category were of particular interest. Not from any news article other than PERS Insider , a newly created newsletter for those who track the medical alert industry. The leader in the “Medical Alert/Medical Alarm/PERS space.” How do I know this?

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Health Technology Digital Health Telehealth Nursing 48

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 3, 2022

LifeStation (never a first mover) became the latest to introduce a PERS watch, which should be the non-stigmatizing form factor for Personal Emergency Response devices. It was a year in which wearables for older adults began to make sense – as predicted in 2020, replacing the PERS pendant with a wrist-worn wearable.

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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. category tags: Home Care , Mobile PERS , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , AI , social media. The result was bleak and informative. See new report The State of Voice-AI and Older Adults 2022 ].

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2020

And Texas provided $3000 per Texas nursing home for tablets, webcams, and headphones. What use is a PERS watch without a call center? You see PERS news releases on occasion. PERS -- Personal Emergency Response System -- is a long-time market dominated by pendants worn around the neck. billion market today.

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Health Technology Nursing Telehealth Remote care 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 28, 2018

FallCall Solutions announced today that the company has launched its second product, FallCall™ Lite, a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) app built exclusively for Apple Watch and iPhone. category tags: Mobile PERS , IoT and home monitoring , fall prevention, fall detection , medication management , Family caregivers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 31, 2019

A decade ago, before our very first Market Overview, Halo Monitoring launched a wearable fall detection chest strap , realizing the press-the-button PERS devices might not be enough to keep older adults safe – what if they weren’t wearing it? Five Fintech Offerings for Older Adults. Don't laugh, though.

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Digital Health 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

Today, perhaps due to pending boomer bulge, innovators and their funders may be having a somewhat easier time, at least in some market categories – health, home care, transportation come to mind. ReemoHealth Remote Mobile Health Platform. You can set the amount of as needed medication per dispense. Learn more at Oticon.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2018

The MyNotifi app is preloaded with several mobility exercises to increase strength and improve range of motion. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Mobile PERS , voice/AI technology , IoT and home monitoring , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. They can keep living the active life they love. iOS and Android.

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Telemedicine 83

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 16, 2018

category tags: Mobile PERS , cell phones, smartphones , IoT and home monitoring. To date, none have viewed these capabilities that way, or GreatCall’s price would have been more like Amazon’s $1 billion purchase of PillPack – paying more but getting less.

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Health Technology 59

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2022

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). category tags: CES 2022 , smartphones , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The objective is to exercise to the point where your heart is beating at up to 85% of its capacity, which in the example chart would be 78-132 beats per minute for a 65-year-old with a max of 155 bpm. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Mobile PERS. Track your exercise.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The Internet of Medical Things represents the connected sum of all physical devices (mobile), sensors, software (apps) and electronics and how these discrete elements communicate and share data with one another, within the field of healthcare and medicine. The other key driver is mobile. What is the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT).

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