Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

When Apple speaks, a puzzled market listens. When Apple announces, industries listen. Last week they announced two features of a new watch, ECG monitoring and fall detection. To date, the Apple Watch may have been of greatest interest to 40 year old males. Well, that was then – or he just wasn’t saying.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

BoundaryCare is an app for the Apple Watch that promotes caregiver peace of mind and empowers aging-in-place by silently gathering information about safety and wellness and sharing this data with caregivers when necessary. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline , AgeTech , smartphones, cellphones BoundaryCare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Consider the now-known and studied connection between untreated hearing loss and dementia. Imagine if the Digital Health technologists had to deal with the FDA to get you a tool like the Apple Watch’s health features approved in 2018 , the equivalent of 10 minutes after the watch was announced.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 24, 2019

Or that Apple would produce a watch with built-in fall detection, automatically activated for the 65+ ? If the Apple Watch Series 4 detects a hard fall while you're wearing your watch, it taps you on the wrist, sounds an alarm, and displays an alert. Learn more at Apple. AppleWatch. "If

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In offering up a chart and commentary about tech in the ‘connected’ home, note trouble and aggravation. Still baffled, they may go back to the store for troubleshooting suggestions – Apple seems to expect this. Parks Associates' update this week is illuminating. But there are some options.

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Health Populi

JULY 20, 2018

Aside from the technology challenges, which are not trivial, physicians do concur with consumers about the potential benefits of virtual care to expand access, provide convenience to patients, and enable connections in-between office appointment times. Watch this space and don’t blink: virtual care will soon be, simply, “healthcare.”.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 13, 2021

Voice First and the Apple Watch had not emerged. 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. For Apple Watch.” and what/who is still around.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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. That created revenue growth for Apple, but also more opportunity for Apple watch-based competitors like Fall Call Solutions.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The original Lifeline was a pendant device connected to a box (Communicator) in the user’s home. They then persisted with a Medication dispensing device that has been eclipsed by others, including pharmacy-connected MedMinder and Amazon-owned Pillpack. Philips made mistakes with Lifeline – creating technology openings.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Or consider Apple Family Setup , which enables an Apple Watch to be set up and used without an iPhone, enabling texts, calls and GPS location. The company’s mission is to make people’s lives better by increasing their connection and protection. Learn more at CNET. The company protects individuals throughout the U.S.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

As for the younger among the 54 million individuals aged 65+, they need a smarter watch or activity band, that encourages, uh, activity. and as time goes on, that device needs to be connected to a monitoring center, not 911, as with Apple watch alone , to triage the nature of the person’s problem.As

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2022

Approximately half of the older adult population has a smart TV – a common platforms used to stream Internet services without an associated specialty box like Apple TV , Roku or Chromecast. Apple watch sells fear to the young. Apple watch sells fear to the young. If not, here it is, short but it’s a doozy.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Innovators in 2020 helped mitigate social isolation, enable in-home strength training for seniors, provided the tech mechanics (regardless of infrastructure) to connect older adults to families? BellPal , Freedom Guardian , Bay Alarm Medical , UnaliWear , HandsFree Health , FallCall Lite (Apple) – connect to a required response center.

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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. The Apple Watch and Fall Detection – What’s it Mean (Sept, 2018)? When Apple speaks, a puzzled market listens.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2018

Kanega Watch. Patent-pending battery system in the band, you never have to take your watch off to charge – and unlike Apple watch or Samsung Gear, we don’t require a smart phone (because it’s built in). Platform multi-generational family financial management, connecting families and storing important financial documents.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Voice First and the Apple Watch had not emerged. A just-released report sponsored by the Humana Foundation and OATS called Aging Connected , made the case that nearly 22 million seniors (age 65+) lack wireline broadband access at home. and what/who is still around. Laptops were hot (remember the Ultrabook?) Fast forward to 2021.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

"Through the use of wearables and near real-time data and analytics, Reemo connects wearers and families, while helping caregivers and healthcare organizations improve patient experiences and outcomes. The only EKG solution for Apple Watch® Series 1-3. Replaces your Apple Watch band for an EKG anytime, anywhere.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

As the oldest Baby Boomer turns 73 this year, vendor interest in tech for older adults reaches all the way from (A) Apple to (Z) Zanthion. At least half of adults age 65+ have broadband connections in their homes – and insurance incentives are pushing more tech-enabled health care offerings into the home. But don't bet on it. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Many will need to be monitored in their home for chronic diseases and in-home risk of falling – Amazon noticed with Alexa Together – Verizon noticed with its Care Smart Watch. And Linkage Connect surveys the oldest, with a sizable sample of 2398 older adults. Soon all 54 million of them will be over 65.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Between trade events, including the Connected Health Conference in Boston, LeadingAge in San Diego, HLTH in Las Vegas, the Aging 2.0 I learned about the also-constant bug-fix upgrades, email addresses masquerading as Apple IDs (don’t get me started) and other apparently arbitrary design decisions whined about online.

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Chilmark Research

JULY 13, 2015

It helps that the Apple Watch, notably stripped of health monitoring features prior to its April launch, barely made a dent in FitBit’s market share.) Expect FitBits, Jawbones, and smart watches to rule the wearable tech market for the next few years.

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