Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

AI can be used to create personalized health plans, deliver virtual care and assistance, provide remote monitoring, detect cognitive decline and falls, manage medication, and provide social and entertainment activities. Okay, okay, so it’s a beginning.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 10, 2020

Also consider role of volunteers who bring in activities, the lack of technology access for residents, including broadband/Wi-Fi, the difficulty of providing telehealth services in these environments. Her family has already notified the community to activate her in-room Wi-Fi (an extra charge). If so, please comment.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

which also seems elusive – monthly, plus activation fee, plus equipment rental. category tags: computers, internet and social networking. The first eye-opener was the OATS/Humana report about the 22 million adults 65+ who lack home broadband. Then AARP and OATS joined together to teach tech to older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

How about a broadband connection in the home, a voice-activated smartphone with an associated smart watch and smart speaker/display ? and finally those motion-activated nightlights so we don’t break our necks in the dark? category tags: AgeTech , computers, broadband, and social networking , hearables , smartphones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Residents in senior living communities are having a tough time , cut off from activities and visits from family. Pandemic activity limitations resulted in social isolation and loneliness. category tags: social isolation , computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The original 2016 definition from Susann Keohane and Nicola Palmarini at IBM stated: "A network of connected objects (devices, sensors) and cognitive systems with a clear mission: to actively care for people – their physical and mental well-being, homes, loved ones…and….when

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Either way, evening and nights are where the oldest and frailest will need tech-enabled services, including sensor-based remote monitoring, voice-activated calls for help, calming conversational AI, all types of wandering and fall detection, hearing, vision, and robotic assists, whether in the form of tables, prosthetics, smart wheelchairs and more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

Comparisons between an individual’s status and the general population will be made prior to a suggestion about health, activity, and engagement. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , AI , computers, broadband, and social networking , senior living. See The State of Voice-AI and Older Adults 2022 published June, 2022].

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Clear Arch Health

JANUARY 10, 2024

The hope and objective being that this move would enable DSCHC to actively address challenges to rural healthcare and social determinants of health (SDoH) — such as financial constraints, transportation impediments, and a scarcity of health care resources — to expand healthcare access for patients in need.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

Sensor-based room activity monitoring (motion, falls) is on the radar of Vayy ar, Amazon and Origin Wireless , with its Wi-Fi based fall detection. As for the younger among the 54 million individuals aged 65+, they need a smarter watch or activity band, that encourages, uh, activity. Move further into the smarter watch space?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2023

And it notes the ability to ‘provide companionship, offer mental stimulation, share stories and experiences, and suggest hobbies and activities.’ And just in time. [

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 27, 2023

Centralize corporate services where possible, renegotiate vendor and lease arrangements and align activities across the entire enterprise Virtual care centers. Region Tag: Global Edition Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations Featured Decision Content:

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Each tag contains a unique QR code and matching alphanumeric code. It supports active aging persons who want to secure a long independent life while taking into account the concerns of their closest ones.” category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , Learning, working, contribution and legacy. Silent Beacon.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 30, 2023

It can uncover sleep patterns, resident mobility issues, and general room activity through computer vision technology which gives the care team unprecedented privacy protected, HIPAA-compliant, real-time visibility into the place where at-risk residents are most vulnerable – their apartments.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2020

BMC opted to go with integrated health and social care solutions from vendor Activate Care. And it proposed that the Activate CareHub could be used for patient seizure screenings. “We used the Activate CareHub to accomplish all of our challenges in one platform that was easy to use for patients and care teams.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The underwear current includes biometric sensors that measure things like sleep quality, activity, stress level, temperature, and electrocardiography (ECG)*. category tags: wearables, smart watch , wearables , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 21, 2023

We deliver insights and alerts on critical health information and events like changes in vital signs or activity. category tags: Home Care , tech-enabled home care , senior living , Family caregivers , AgeTech Tellus provides actionable health information and real time alerts, improving quality of care and operational efficiency.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 4, 2022

The Kalogon Cushion uses patented sensor technology to continually adapt to the needs of the user, giving people the ability to sit longer and pursue activities they were unable to before. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , baby boomers , senior living. Kalogon's Smart Cushion. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2022

January 24, 2022) " Voice-activated technology can reduce loneliness among senior living residents and help with the design of “gerontechnology” aimed at older adults, according to the results of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln demonstration project. Both companies use voice-activated assistants to help seniors in their daily lives.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2023

Should it be Tweeted ( 450 million active users )? category tags: social media , computers, broadband, and social networking , AI and machine learning No one is so busy that they should be relieved of the task of suggesting free time slots, versus forcing their invited guest to scan their calendars for them.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 27, 2023

Chatbots will be trained to respond to an increasingly complex combination of questions that depend on accumulated knowledge about the individual, including family members, medication regimens, and preferred activities. Errors surfacing in the midst of today’s conversational AI hype-e-thon are real.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It could alert based on activity – and also based on no activity – still in bed? Knowing that the older person is alone, maybe they didn’t do ANY activity yet today, so a conversation can be launched (maybe even the old-fashioned way -- via a telephone). Perhaps unwell?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

Passive activity monitoring assists with safety and wellbeing. That included a range of passive activity monitoring technologies from sensors to smart door locks to voice-enabled offerings and more. . Active Remote Patient Monitoring can help patients and make providers more effective. Passive: Remote monitoring of activity.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

All are designed to monitor activity or its absence. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , tech-enabled home care , Family caregivers. Now think about appropriately placed sensor technologies -- motion sensors, radio waves, localized AI cameras, near or on-body movement detection technologies.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

With Amazon’s Care Hub, users can receive notifications of their loved ones’ own Alexa interactions to monitor their activity throughout the day or ensure they have been reminded to take their medication, for example. The monitoring system is voice activated, eliminating the need for wearable devices. Learn more at Care Hub.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2024

Collaboration and public-private partnerships are needed to actively involve many stakeholders in decision-making. This technical approach holds the promise of accurately tagging and managing health data, providing patients with the assurance that their selections and their privacy are respected and upheld.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 27, 2023

Remote monitoring and telemedicine: AI-powered sensors and wearable devices can monitor vital signs, activity levels, and sleep patterns of seniors in real-time. These technologies can combat feelings of loneliness and depression by providing companionship and engaging seniors in meaningful activities.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 28, 2020

Note that PACE programs for frail and low-income elderly are now directed by CMS to use remote technology for "activities that would normally occur on an in-person basis," such as scheduled and unscheduled participant assessments, care planning, monitoring, communication, and other activities.”.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2022

In the senior living community, early adopters have seen how useful a voice-enabled concierge can be – for making dinner reservations, requesting a seat at an outing, or participating in an activity. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 18, 2022

Many think this is an easy problem to solve, just slap a security tag on the data, but it is a much bigger systems-engineering problem. The timeframe is not always clear, and most timeframes get cut short when some activity happens. Thus the date comparison only needs to be done on those with active, or about to expire, data.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 13, 2021

This product is a remote activity monitoring app for seniors. TouchPoint is the companion of another CarePredict product called Tempo, which is a wearable device, similar to a watch or wristband, designed to track subtle changes in a senior’s daily activities and behavior. Learn more at Caregiver Smart Solutions.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 9, 2022

Break-Glass events should happen very rarely, but when they do the Audit Log must be relied upon to provide transparency to the activities. Thus, the Audit Log might be more detailed during a Break-Glass activity. This tag would not be included for those users not authorized to declare Break-Glass.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 26, 2023

Or will they want to move to some sort of senior-living community, average age 84 , with activities and shared meals? A growing number of the 50+ population are solo agers, those with no close relatives to share in their future care. But will these individuals want to 'age in place' alone in their 70s and 80s?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 6, 2022

C ognitive Systems Caregiver Aware. " Caregiver Aware is powered by WiFi Motion ™, which is currently active in over 70 countries and leverages connected IoT devices to transform the entire home into a motion-sensing network without additional hardware. category tags: AI and machine learning , Family caregivers , Home Care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 20, 2020

“Three times a week, an in-house production team delivers programming directly to residents’ computers or mobile devices as a supplement to the provider’s Covid-19 normal activities schedule. category tags: robotics , Telehealth-mHealth-Voice Health , social isolation , covid-19. Learn more at: Senior Living News.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Residents in senior living communities are having a tough time , cut off from activities and visits from family. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , tech-enabled home care. Home Care Assistance received $100 million in 2016. Read more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

But maybe they'll also be concerned with the day-to-day activities of daily living ( ADLs ), especially if their loved one is living alone. Activities of daily living. An adult day center that can provide a full day of activities and interactions for those with dementia is also a resource. . Needs of the Early stage.

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