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My ABCovid-19 Journal – Day 3 of 5, Letters “K” through “O”

Health Populi

This week, I’m sharing all the letters of the alphabet with you which reminded me keywords and themes emerging as we were learning about this dastardly public health threat beginning early in 2020. In particular, the hottest spot appeared to be a nursing home where one resident had been diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 28.

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Nursing homes and Covid-19 – defensiveness persists 

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Nursing homes – consternation, condemnation are words that rule the day. It must be tough to be focal points for nursing home policy these days. Even as a task force is being set up to focus on nursing homes, on the one hand, that seems positive. It used to be that CNA (certified nursing assistant) pay at an average of $12.52/hour

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Technology transformation in home care must and will accelerate

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And the shortages in home care , home healthcare , skilled nursing facilities and senior living are juxtaposed with an overall labor shortage, just as the oldest baby boomer has turned 76 and has significant remaining life expectancy. Labor shortages are plaguing every industry today –and technology solutions emerge to mitigate them.

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July Blog posts -- fall detection, dementia tech, aging in place and more

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The government agency seems to have given up on improving the quality or affordability of dementia care in senior living or nursing homes. Philips launched its own Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) offering in 2005 through the acquisition of Lifeline Systems and gave up 16 years later, selling it to Connect America.

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Looking ahead to 2023 -- what should we expect?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Perhaps more observation and fewer wearables will be available – for example, Kepler Night Nurse or KamiCare. In 2023, perhaps a new offering will emerge? category tags: IoT and home monitoring , vehicle/transportation technology-services. Mobility technology and services should gain a database like AbleData – now gone.

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Did you miss one? Four Aging and Health Tech Blog Posts June 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

To build this chart, interviews were conducted that included senior execs from Philips, the VA, Visiting Nurse Services, home care associations, Home Instead, Volunteers of America, and several home care organizations. And represents a vision for home care and what technology should support.

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Nursing homes and Covid-19 – defensiveness and obfuscation persist 

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Nursing homes – consternation, condemnation are words that rule the day. It must be tough to be focal points for nursing home policy these days. Even as a task force is being set up to focus on nursing homes, on the one hand, that seems positive. It used to be that CNA (certified nursing assistant) pay at an average of $12.52/hour

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