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. Why should home care agencies boost awareness of remote monitoring?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Companies emerged or announced updates addressing dementia care. The concept of an AI Caregiver to augment limited staffing took on new significance as the crisis in care work worsened throughout the year. RubyWell helps all family caregivers save and make money, so you can regain financial stability and focus on caring.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2020

Here are five of them: Aloe Care. Aloe Care is delivering the world's first voice-activated, in-home digital care assistant for older adults. The service improves elders' safety and makes communication and care collaboration intuitive and easy. Based in New York, Aloe Care was created by caregivers for caregivers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

Some examples are: Remote home monitoring: Elder care robots that can assist nurses and caregivers to focus on the elderly person’s needs 1. Portable devices and wearable intelligence: Gadgets that can track physical activity, detect falls, or alert emergency services 1 2. Do you have any questions about these devices?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Trends worth noting about care work. Turnover is highest in the lowest-paid care positions – home care is at a high point at 77% as of 2022. Pressure is growing in senior living to ‘keep people well’ in conjunction with a higher level of acuity of care needs. What will drive innovation in care?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2022

From appointment booking to post-discharge follow-up, hospitals and health systems are striving to innovate and personalize the way people navigate their care journey. News Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity Experts from IQVIA say increasing diversity of data sources improves access to care and exposes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

We are approaching end of the year – it has been a good one for emerging technologies that can help older adults, today commonly known as AgeTech. As an aging population grows, the supporting labor force for aging services, both in communities and for in-home care, simply isn’t there, lured away by better pay across multiple sectors.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2022

As the population aged 65+ exceed 54 million, trends emerge. The pace of innovation is accelerating, driven by older adult changing needs, shortage of care workers, investor interest and of course. The dream of reimbursement for remote care is a reality. Voice interfaces will be expected in smart displays and apps.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Staff can automatically start video calls to provide an emergency response without depending upon the senior to answer." This is achieved through the combination of the company's ONSCREEN Spark TV Smart Camera, their iOS and Android apps, and their robust global infrastructure." Learn more at Caavo. Learn more at Independa. UniperCare.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

In addition, 10% of Americans said they wouldn’t be able to afford any out-of-pocket expenses in the event of a health emergency, while 22% could only afford to pay $100 or less. Only 38% of Americans have a dedicated savings fund for healthcare emergencies. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton receiving the Network Award.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2020

The hospital sector has been interesting as it has also had to adopt telehealth at an alarming rate, perhaps not with the same agility as primary care, but adoption has taken place. Apps, apps and more apps. Queueing, a favourite past time. Hospitals have had to deal with a different patient mix during the pandemic.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2020

Then in April, Verizon does it again, launches a PERS, this time a smart watch offering, called the Care Smart Watch for seniors. That statement has no connection to today's Care Smart Watch for seniors. A care watch for ' Seniors' – sounds good – but what’s a senior? For older adults in need, they need to call someone.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 24, 2020

Previously limited categories expand to span multiple remote care services. Lots of chatter is underway this week about Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring, remote care technologies for senior living (where no visitors are allowed). category tags: Telehealth-mHealth-Voice Health. If not now, when?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The Telehealth Epilepsy Care Collaborative, or TECC, at Boston Medical Center was developed out of the charge led by the federal government’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau to improve access to high-quality care for children and youth with epilepsy, especially those facing health disparities or living in rural regions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electronic patient record configurations, and virtual clinics and consultations. A second wave of digital transformation?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Entrepreneurs clearly see the opportunity for providing tech-enabled services to help care for older adults. LeadingAge) "EchoCare, founded in 2015, has developed the Elderly Care Home Observer (ECHO) system, a unique sensing system for the care of the elderly during their stay at home. LeadingAge in San Diego and more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 28, 2018

FallCall Solutions announced today that the company has launched its second product, FallCall™ Lite, a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) app built exclusively for Apple Watch and iPhone. category tags: Mobile PERS , IoT and home monitoring , fall prevention, fall detection , medication management , Family caregivers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Joyoti Goswami At Geisinger in Pennsylvania, a pilot program to bring care to the homes of older patients with complex healthcare needs has shown a 35% reduction in visits to the emergency department visits, a 40% drop in hospital admissions and an average annual savings of nearly $8,000 per patient.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. It could be especially valuable for patients with long-standing medical issues who don't have a primary care doctor, or are uninsured. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 18, 2020

It is encouraging to see this sheer quantity of free offerings , accelerated interest in telehealth , and other new innovations in smart homes, healthcare and robotics that have emerged in the past few months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sanvis Health Care Hero. Here are just five focused on older adults: Megilla. Learn more at Megilla.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2019

From front line care delivery, including triage, clinical decision support and patient experience to back-office operations, such as billing and revenue cycle, algorithms and emerging technologies are already proving their value. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are set to transform healthcare.

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33 Charts - Digital Health

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

At home I keep Epic open and try to enter my phone notes as soon as I complete the call (Epic actually has a great iPhone app). Another case is the critical MRI at the end of the day when I’m playing phone tag with a family. Our best care doesn’t happen when we’re available all the time. It’s ‘our weekend.’ Absolutely.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2019

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. Fall detection has been a feature of wearable Personal Emergency Response Pendants (or Medical Alerts) for the past decade.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 25, 2018

Consider that April offered up the winners of the Stanford Design Challenge – a computer-integrated bicycle handle with blind spot warning and fall detection and emergency alert. Theora Care Solutions. This Theora Care duo provides a 2-way communications system between wearer and caregiver. Learn more at Theora Care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. Remote monitoring tools and mobile health apps and services took center stage.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Yes that is vertical integration in the continuum of care – specifically for health services to elderly Medicare recipients. And the $146 million that went into PointClickCare – that is software for long-term post-acute care ( LTPAC ), another euphemism for what it really is – care of the elderly , generally in nursing homes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

"She’s a state of the art, 3D animated caregiver designed to engage aging and chronically ill clients throughout the home to supplement their care and to provide various health and safety features. FitMi contains two wireless pucks and a therapy app that picks exercises for you tailored to your stage of recovery. Learn more at Oticon.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2019

And for the care recipients being managed, they were unable to communicate problems in their on-site, 'real' experience. Consider dementia care and the still-startling lack of cameras in these settings – despite family willingness to pay. Since then, the concept of a virtual nurse and a virtual nurse caregiver assistant emerged.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

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. PERS, now 30% mobile), a growing percentage of seniors are using general commercial offerings, from smart phones to smart speakers to smart watches with emergency buttons.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tech-driven Solutions: Digital Therapeutics (DTx): App-based solutions offering personalized pain management programs, education, and support. Value-based care models: Emphasis on cost-effective and evidence-based pain management strategies. Telehealth: Remote consultations and monitoring for improved accessibility and convenience.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

And those devices that stick around ( half of iPads in the world ) cannot be updated for new apps or improved security. The report is Emerging Technologies to Support an Aging Population – issued last month -- March, 2019. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Aging technology.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Samsung , Best Buy and Amazon now group offerings that could be helpful for older adults and those who care for them. Meanwhile, as a result of Apple’s more senior-capable offering, emergency watches (PERS) with call center integration, like MobileHelp and UnaliWear, got a boost. . What other changes matter for this market?

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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. After confirming their identity, the system’s location tracking allows the emergency contact to see on a map where the wearer has fallen.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This month’s most obvious change was the introduction of Amazon Care Hub , an Alexa app that can be used to help monitor potentially isolated older adults. So 2020 was a year that produced 5 white papers and three long research reports emerge – normally not feasible with so much here-and-there travel. Amazon and Older Adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

"She’s a state of the art, 3D animated caregiver designed to engage aging and chronically ill clients throughout the home to supplement their care and to provide various health and safety features. FitMi contains two wireless pucks and a therapy app that picks exercises for you tailored to your stage of recovery. Learn more at Oticon.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

Experts also see the trend in self-care for all types of health concerns now includes hearing loss. They may have visual indicators (like flashing lights) as a way to alert an individual to a phone call or an emergency. Self-care smartphone apps. There is an app for every hearing-related purpose.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 17, 2019

Smartphone apps dominate the FinTech world and Apple Pay (or its Android cousins) may be the most widely known FinTech tool. But guidance is beginning to emerge to help older consumers benefit, helping them to use tools like Apple Pay on smart phones and wrists. Golden Financial Care. Learn more at Golden Financial Care.

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