Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

What Parks titles ‘The Senior Assistive Solution Spectrum’ includes non-tech categories, including home accessibility improvements, DME products like wheelchairs, ramps, shower seats, as well as medication tracking. Consider whether those four categories are AgeTech or ‘assistive solutions.’ Tech for quality of life – aging or not?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2022

Smartphone use. No surprise, the penetration of smartphone ownership among the 65+ population is converging with ownership rate of the overall population. category tags: wearables, smart watch , smartphones , computers, broadband, and social networking. By 2021, that had dropped to 26%.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In 2020, a modest category became mainstream. It took the aging of the baby boomers and the sheer size of the aging population to turn a 2009 market niche into a 2020 major market category. This includes smartphones, tablets, smart home technology, Voice First hardware and virtual assistants, and in-home sensors.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 31, 2024

Smartphone and smartwatch adoption highlight UI inconsistencies. Broad older adult adoption of smartphones has inadvertently introduced more, not fewer barriers to achieving digital competence. Add the sign-on process that may be difficult on a PC and perhaps impossible on a smartphone. And Google is no better with Pixel phones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 27, 2022

There is quite a bit of chatter in long-term care publications about the need for more technology use, and providers are asked to offer best examples of tech use to win an award (separate categories for senior living, home care, and skilled nursing) at the upcoming Leading Age event in October.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

The categories span Caregiving, FemTech, Health, Mobility, Savings & Planning, and Social Connections. The environment comes to life through audio descriptions delivered directly to a smartphone or tablet. category tags: AgeTech , vision and vision technology , robotics , fall prevention, fall detection

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2024

Today’s accessibility features on smartphones are good examples of software-based customizations that can match a new requirement with an existing device. category tags: seniors and aging policy , hearables/hearing technology , smartphones

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Sites are emerging that aggregate and update ChatGPT prompts by category. Meanwhile, AARP’s new trends report indicates that smartphone adoption has jumped, potentially over 80% for those aged 70+, no surprise given the 3G sunsetting and the need to replace old cellphones. And some of the ‘ best’ examples are posted. Read the report.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2023

When an 88-year-old neighbor is filming fireworks with his smartphone, it is easy to see that times have changed. Older people, consumers of a significant portion of healthcare spending, will need and use many of the so-called digital health technology categories. . And we know that new barriers are just around the corner.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Those reading this blog can look around their own home – noting a Wi-Fi network, smartphone, smart speaker, or in some homes a smart doorbell, thermostat, refrigerator – or a too-smart car. And check out January 2023 updated Market Overview Technology for Aging ] category tags: AgeTech , Technology - AARP , technology support

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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

JANUARY 25, 2023

Future growth of that category may slow due to market saturation or possible innovation cutbacks from vendors like Amazon and Google. Technology solutions augment care – not replacing family or support. The 2023 versions of voice-first interfaces on smart speakers are no longer ground-breaking – 35% of Americans now own one.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Meanwhile, AARP’s new trends report indicates that smartphone adoption has jumped, potentially over 80% for those aged 70+, no surprise given the 3G sunsetting and the need to replace old cellphones. As XanderGlasses don't rely on smartphone or cloud connectivity, they are remarkably reliable and perfectly private. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 19, 2020

Or your aging mother doesn’t have any of those devices – only 62% of those aged 70+ own smartphones, according to AARP. is tracking technology innovations in the time of Covid-19 , noting the categories of innovation and the open calls for help in that category. Your healthcare provider isn’t running any training today.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The user interface on smartphones and tablets has become more intuitive and voice-enabled – reducing the skill required to access technology. category tags: AgeTech , smartphones , robotics , AI and machine learning , VR/AR technology. Today the situation is different.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

Today 95 million US adults have smart speakers and 85% of US adults own a smartphone. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , AI , computers, broadband, and social networking , senior living. Both platforms are now in position to deliver value and benefit to older users -- and thus the opportunity to speak and be heard.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In 2020, focus sharpens on technology market categories of aging and caregiving. In 2019, Voice First represented a category of technologies like smart speakers and voice assistants. Smartphone market saturates – and some prices drop. AARP published a new report that showed growing interest in technology among those aged 70+.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As you can see for yourself in any restaurant, most older adults today have smartphones – adoption from 43% in 2018 to 61% (or likely higher) today. But smartphones are a prerequisite to owning a smartwatch, which can make all older adults look cool. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking million 56.1

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 12, 2022

According to AARP, smartphone ownership is way up, even among those aged 70+. Do your own experiment – ask a series of questions to a smart speaker near you: how do I download a Gmail attachment; what is the best way to store a password; how do I join a Zoom meeting; how do I print from a smartphone (that answer was impressive)?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 20, 2022

For all three, broadband access and smartphone ownership and use is growing. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking. The growth has been tracked most recently in survey samples that compared the most recent with prior time periods: AARP surveyed 2063 and Pew Research surveyed 1502 adults. Attachment Size.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 29, 2023

category tags: smartphones, cellphones , seniors and aging policy , Seniors These individuals answer the phone hopefully, but are becoming more are cynical about what will be at the other end of the line – not answering, sending all calls to voicemail, or eventually cancelling the landline service altogether.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

For older adults, that included the following potentially obsolete categories: Medical alert devices (fall detectors, communicators, etc.), Pew and AARP smartphone statistics in 2023 may verify. Hearing aids will still be a torment for those struggling with smartphones, which is the primary adjustment device.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 12, 2023

On the other hand, GetSetUp responded to the chat request ‘training about smartphones’ with the quick ‘iPhone or Android’ and then after a few seconds suggested ‘iPhone Tips and Tricks.’ category tags: AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , senior living , Home Care But will chatbots be yesterday’s news?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The interviewees for the 2018 report were optimistic, near giddy with enthusiasm about a category that was then only a few years old. Who knew that by 2019, Google Assistant would be available on more than 50,000 devices (i ncluding iPhones ), with 1 billion users and support for 44 languages on smartphones ? They believed (hoped?)

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 22, 2023

Smartphone use among older adults is growing – is usability the next hurdle? Because 100 million people downloaded ChatGPT – so it must be a good idea. category tags: AI and machine learning , computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones , technology support Why on earth?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2024

With so many entrants in the AgeTech, accessibility and health categories seeking visibility and possible global reach. The vital sign and acoustic data of a digital stethoscope are displayed on the product’s smartphone APP and shared with designated clinicians for telediagnosis in real-time via our cloud service platform. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

Some vendors clearly avoid smartphone dependency – they should get over it. Tech vendors appear to want to meet the need of an older adult who avoids owning a smartphone. The Medical Guardian watch feature set attempts a skinny set of smartphone-like features, but most of those users will get a smartphone soon enough.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 3, 2020

So let’s say you have an assistant on your smartphone and a smart speaker in your house. What will be the year that an uptick in usage for smart speakers and voice assistants turn them into commodity concepts, embedded in devices, expected in homes at miniscule price points, but not actually a standalone category at all?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 5, 2023

Along the way, communication carriers, FCC and other government agencies played a key role – consider the 3G to 5G cutover , creating a threat to older adults with aging 3G clamshell (flip) phones, propelling many into a phone store, where nearly by default they became smartphone owners.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 24, 2022

Duh, because they have buttons, which seniors, maybe tired of all the accidentally swiping and zooming they do with their smartphones, just seem comforting and accessible. Seems like only yesterday that you could not speak to anything – but now through smartphones and voice-enabled remote controls, the user experience changed.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2023

Consider the myriad of problems with 2-factor authentication (before the new smartphone-using older adults began to experience it.) category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones And having a paper check stolen out of an envelope and readdressed to a thief this past year.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2024

All agree that the user experience, whether it is a car, a microwave or a smartphone is deteriorating, possibly due to nearly-endless but not necessarily useful ‘innovation’ from developers. Read more. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , vehicle/transportation technology-services , AgeTech

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 12, 2022

Free smartphones would have made more sense and provided far more functionality for those older adults with grandchildren, not to mention more (potentially subsidized ) revenue for the carrier. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2023

Although the article claimed on Feb 28 that there was no mobile version, Bing Search (an alternative mechanism) has this interactive chat built in, including support for multiple languages) and available for any smartphone. And ChatGPT can be accessed through any mobile browser. Beyond direct interaction, AI is already all around.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 30, 2019

Pew’s data showed that smartphone ownership still has not overtaken cellphones among the 65+. In early 2019, AARP Research published a technology survey taken in 2018 which showed ownership of smartphones growing to 65% of the 65+. 2018 was a banner year for competitions in the age-related categories.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2022

Or the change to impenetrable touch screens on smartphones and tablets. category tags: assistive technologies , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , baby boomers , Television/Smart TV. The tech advances but the people don’t.

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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. The objective was to communicate with grandma or grandpa, who might be bereft of email – or for that matter, WiFi, Skype, tablet, smartphone, PC or MAC. From a baseline of tech non-use, some saw opportunity.

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