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

JANUARY 25, 2023

Future growth of that category may slow due to market saturation or possible innovation cutbacks from vendors like Amazon and Google. But the pivotal entrance of Apple’s fall detection legitimized the market for caregiving smart watch wearables with fall detection. Technology solutions augment care – not replacing family or support.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In 2020, focus sharpens on technology market categories of aging and caregiving. Wearables became more visible – on the wrist and in the market. The Apple Watch Series 4 disrupted the senior wearables market with its built-in ECG and fall detection, as well as Apple’s partnership with insurers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 21, 2021

Wearable devices make up an $81.5 And AARP’s newest technology adoption report, just published , notes that 20% of the 70+ age range own a wearable. Also notable, considering that most wearables are still paired with them, smartphone ownership has risen most sharply among the 70+, with 77% of survey responders indicating they own one.

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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. eSight is a wearable assistive technology that allows people living with visual impairments to stay on the go while performing the tasks of daily living. Today it is just CES 2024 and it is really a B2B(2B2B) event.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Note that falls can be detected in a home without a wearable – via a wall-mounted device or through in-home Wi-Fi. And wonder at the changes in AI – where you can hold up a smartphone and it will name the foods on your shelf. Perhaps more observation and fewer wearables will be available – for example, Kepler Night Nurse or KamiCare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

By June 2021, they partnered with Black&Decker to offer more PERS capabilities – a wearable with fall detection, but maybe that lacked a wow factor. 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.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

Portable devices and wearable intelligence: Gadgets that can track physical activity, detect falls, or alert emergency services 1 2. Portable devices and wearable intelligence are gadgets that can track physical activity, detect falls, or alert emergency services for older adults.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

category tags: Aging, ageism , AgeTech , smartphones , wearables, smartwatch , tablets. Because the technology, even Apple’s, is not intuitive, because the devices connect to the rest of the infrastructure in a community, support is required. See vendor empathy.

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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

If their family member is still driving, a smart phone app for turn-by-turn directions as well as a “wearable” to help their loved one find his/her way. Tech Categories. Smartphone assistants. that point, a wearable with location tracking may help keep their loved one safe and reduce worry about getting lost near their home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Toch Sleepsense. " Toch Sleepsense a non-wearable bed sensor and sleep tracker that allows caregivers to monitor a senior’s safety and quality of sleep in real time. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline , AgeTech , smartphones, cellphones Learn more at Taprootella.com. Learn more at Toch Sleepsense.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

The wearables improved and so did cameras and room sensing. This was quickly followed by Wi-Fi enabled fall detection and the broad adoption of smartphones by older adults. category tags: Mobile PERS , fall prevention, fall detection , Remote monitoring , AI and machine learning Are we there yet?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 17, 2020

The regulatory change enabled "the use of smartphones, video conferencing platforms such as Zoom, and messaging services like WhatsApp; and the ability to provide care across state lines in 48 states.". Their latest surveys about smartphone and broadband, as with the Caregiver study, were completed in 2019.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

By 2018, it was obvious that this was a breakthrough for seniors , ending the tech requirement to tap, touch, pinch, swipe, zoom…and curse at computers and smartphones. What about a call for help without a wearable? category tags: digital health , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 12, 2022

Smartphone adoption is 81% among Americans ages 60-69 and 62% for those 70+. The adoption of smartphones among these age groups has been swift as families seek to communicate with loved ones. Smart tags pinpoint not only locations of phones or keys, but persons with dementia.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 27, 2020

High speed internet connections, smartphone adoption, software access will likely follow. Along with telehealth, will wearables for health and wellbeing be a priority post Covid-19? category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Family caregivers , home health care , IoT and home monitoring.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 21, 2023

OneStep’s technology works from any smartphone, capturing ongoing gait and mobility data that helps establish baselines and longitudinal patient data. OneStep's clinician app collects key gait measurements during a simple 30-second walk, without any extra wearables or equipment." Learn more at OneStep.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 7, 2019

How do wearables contribute to health and wellbeing of older adults? Did something happen recently propelling sales up 51% that pushed consumers out the door to buy a wearable, like a fitness band or a smartwatch? Today’s wearables have functions that are relevant because they: Measure your heart rate. Electrocardiogram (ECG).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2020

And removing the watch feature, various wrist-worn wearables have fall detection and a call center – such as Alert1 's device or the Lively Wearable 2 (used with smartphone). category tags: Mobile PERS , PERS , Seniors , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

Their latest surveys about smartphone and broadband, as with the Caregiver study, were completed in 2019. Pew’s smartphone ownership for the 65+ was at 53% , though ownership of a cellphone for that group was at 91%. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Family caregivers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2019

You are increasingly likely to have a wearable -- around your neck or on your wrist. For those who see a wearable in a health context, they may be disappointed to know that their doctor doesn’t seem to care or know what to do with your heart rhythm data. What are the benefits of wearables today -- and in the future?

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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. Hearing aid users need smartphones and apps.

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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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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. cleared, clinical grade wearable EKG. Learn more at Oticon. ReemoHealth Remote Mobile Health Platform. Learn more at Reemo Health.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

Also consider commentary about category, which for some, are in the ‘ears’ of the wearer. . Self-care smartphone apps. category tags: hearing loss , Technology - AARP. Guides to PSAPs are regularly updated, including 2018 lists from Everyday Hearing and The Wirecutter. FDA – Making the definitional matter worse.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 20, 2021

It enables you to enjoy the morning paper, read any book, and even read all that appears on your computer or smartphone screen. This week, eyewear company VOY Glasses, was awarded the 2021 Innovation Award in Wearable Technology at the prestigious Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for its Tunable Eyeglasses. Learn more at Orcam.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

But consider: according to Pew, half (or more) of the 50 million 65+ population owns a smartphone , and let’s assume nearly 50% of those are iPhone owners. category tags: Mobile PERS , wearables, smart watch. This was the option less discussed – and maybe for the target Apple audience, less relevant.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 25, 2018

Theora Link™ is a powerful smartphone application. This Automatic Fall Detection Wearable is a new addition to its line of MyNotifi® fall detection wearables, the belt-mounted MyNotifi clip. MyNotifi can be worn on the wrist or clipped to a belt with a Bluetooth link smartphone. Theora Care Solutions.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Second, the proliferation of gadget introductions targeting seniors appears to have slowed down, and the use of standard platforms (smartphones, tablets, computers, smart speakers and smart watches) ramped up. And investors have regularly run screaming from the ‘older adult’ category, preferring to view the whole bucket as ‘health’. (Feb,

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The iPhone had just been released in June of 2007, so this survey did not ask about smartphone use – there was no Digital Health (a " check engine light for your body! "); the Longevity Economy hadn’t been invented; Fitbit was a 2007 new clip-on tracker , and Facebook was still a campus toy. You probably don’t, but you should read it.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

Today, Bluetooth connectivity to mobile devices like smartphones enables data from blood pressure cuffs, weight scales, and blood glucose monitors to be transmitted to providers’ systems. . Alternatively, BestBuy’s Lively Wearable is paired with a call center to respond.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2018

A medical alert wristband that notifies family and friends automatically via an easy-to-use smartphone app if your loved one falls. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Mobile PERS , voice/AI technology , IoT and home monitoring , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Learn more at Livpact. MyNotifi. "A iOS and Android.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 5, 2018

The purpose was unchanged – and the limited representation of tech in the exhibit hall may hint at the peripheral role that technology use continues to play in these senior-focused jobs, despite the tech disruption this past year of voice first technology , or the availability of cheaper/smaller wearables and offerings for the smart home.

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