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Aging in Place Technology Watch
JULY 26, 2023
A variety of chronic conditions like arthritis, dementia, diabetes or mobility issues may plague older adults in their longer and later years. Americans are aging long but not necessarily aging well. CDC notes average life expectancies for women (86) and men (83). These are just that, averages.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Did you know that ‘social isolation’ has become a named baby boomer health condition spiking Medicare costs by an additional $134 per enrollee – tucked into the list that includes arthritis (+$117 of cost) and diabetes (+$270), source AARP? category tags: social isolation , social media , PERS. What’s wrong? Mulling the numbers.
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Aging in Place Technology Watch
MAY 15, 2019
You have a slippery front door handle that a person with hand arthritis could never open. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , cell phones, smartphones , TV remote control. Because you too have a pliers or wrench in your kitchen to twist tops off bottles and jars.
ACA Times
APRIL 20, 2016
While these advancements have proven beneficial to patients, they continue to arrive with a hefty price tag. The medication Humira, used to treat a number of ailments from Crohn’s Disease, arthritis, and plaque psoriasis, costs 14% more in the United States than is does in Canada.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JUNE 4, 2019
You have a slippery front door handle that a person with hand arthritis could never open. category tags: VR/AR technology , cell phones, smartphones , tablets. Because you too have a pliers or wrench in your kitchen to twist tops off bottles and jars. You puzzle at how best to position a knife to release the suction on jars.
Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 30, 2014
Sometimes, however, he encounters hurdles in prescribing the pen, as insurance companies at times have balked at its higher price tag. “I At one time insurance companies would only pay for a pen device if a patient had difficulty with injections due to arthritis or poor eyesight. Payers are more open to having pen devices.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
MARCH 28, 2023
Consider degenerative arthritis, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease. category tags: Generative AI , AgeTech , Aging, ageism More suffer from health concerns that are different, more likely, or worse than the health conditions of 50-60-year-olds. It's for the 65+.
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