Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

It struck fear into the hearts of many, redirecting programmers (see arrival of Google Bard ). And this updated information will ideally be available to other medical providers, not to mention senior and home health care companies that will soon see the discharged patient. And last but not least, ubiquitous telemedicine – is it here?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 28, 2020

Apple’s Safari did not appear until 2003 and Google Chrome in 2008 – eventually these dominated the browser market, though three cheers for the existence of privacy-oriented browser Brave (2016) and search tool DuckDuckGo (2008). Uh, was I shown that because of one of my tweets about tech in nursing homes? As for Facebook?

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Nursing 138

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2023

That grant's participating universities include Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon University, Oregon State University, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Oregon Health & Science University – sponsored by Microsoft and Google. These grants largely predate the ChatGPT hype. And just in time. [

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Medical Billing 131

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Fairly new at the time, a few senior living organizations embraced it for its home automation potential, possibility of concierge services -- turn on the lights! The generally accepted view was that this technology was going to be “Easy, Cheap, Useful, Smart, and Connected (home automation that just works).” Raise the blinds!

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Telehealth 130

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Past venture capital investment in home care technology boggles the mind. It seems only yesterday that Tech-Enabled Home Care was published – with that wonderful Forbes graphic “Why VCs Care More About Home Care”. Did they change the dynamics of the home care industry – even a little? But were they smart?

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Medicare 120

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 17, 2022

Google Live Translate. Google offers two types of conversational translations: manual and automatic. With manual translation, you'll speak into the translate app one at a time and wait for Google Assistant to read back your translated speech. category tags: hearing loss , hearables/hearing technology , smartphones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Care Hub represents the next iteration of smart speakers , which have evolved from just playing music or providing the weather forecast, to enabling home security services and now supporting senior citizens at home. and partners with home care providers and assisted living facilities in about 200 cities nationwide."

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Telehealth 134

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 10, 2020

In the time of Covid-19, some are talking about an increasing use of technology in their nursing homes. Others are discussing the race to enable ‘televisits’ -- noting outreach from AARP to CMS to boost the requirement for enabling technology in nursing homes. The State of Florida gave tablets to 150 nursing homes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 28, 2022

aka hospital-at-home. I've seen inroads to patients' homes made with partnerships with broadband carriers or cable TV operators. Delivery of care at home necessitates the clinician to go and visit the patient's house. Region Tag: Global Edition. Virtual Care 3.0, Map route optimization.

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Leadership EHR Telemedicine Telehealth 187

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 31, 2024

And Google is no better with Pixel phones. They need them to function outside the home – and they will learn enough to do those required tasks on whatever apps are required. See Market Overview Technology for Aging 2024 ] category tags: smartphones , wearables, smart watch , tablets , AgeTech

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Health Data 80

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2022

Here are six blog posts from the month of June: PERS Insider helpfully listed the most common PERS Google searches. This was conceived by Andrea Cohen, Founder and Vice-Chair of HouseWorks , a large home care company started in Boston. The result was bleak and informative. Homecare: Consider a vision for 'connected care.'

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Connected Care Remote care 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

A video might streamline these 22 steps to set up Google Home. While the Echo setup can be done from a browser on a device that has Wi-Fi, Google Home assumes a tablet or smartphone. Oh, and does the home already have Wi-Fi (and a router)? Consider the video for Amazon Echo setup. And what about.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Add widgets to your home screen, ditto on the images. Google search reveals a number of YouTube videos on how to use the iPad, but none sanctioned by either AARP or Apple. category tags: Aging, ageism , AgeTech , smartphones , wearables, smartwatch , tablets. Oops, not supported by all apps. Watch and listen together?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2022

when someone says, either at home or out and about: “I’ve fallen and can’t get up” or “I am in pain.”. Voice First follows you outside the home – in car, portable and with your identity. Cloud-based software like Amazon, Facebook or Google have trained us over many years to expect to be recognized across all the devices we use.

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Telehealth 146

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Quite a few people will, though it is hard to get a real number – which is ironic, since Amazon, Google, Apple, Samsung, etc. Maybe believe this one: could there be 50 million smart speakers in US (possibly with some homes having more than one)? category tags: Voice First/AI technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Seniors.

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HIPAA EHR Digital Health 94

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A few simple test questions ‘(how do families fund nursing homes?’ and ‘what is the definition of dementia?’ – and it is clear that the result is more complete than Google’s list of links. Can AI be useful in the older adult markets of home care, senior living and beyond? As January’s end, the excitement continues. Stay tuned.

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Nursing Digital Health 121

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 19, 2020

million in senior living communities, including nursing homes. who communicate with patients via Apple FaceTime, Facebook Messenger video chat, Google Hangouts video or Skype, but now they will temporarily suspend that process. and here’s home care. This applies to caring for and treating the 2.5 On the other hand, Health 2.0

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HIPAA Telehealth mHealth Medicare 145

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Since 2020, several innovation accelerators, such as AppWorks Accelerator, Google Project Hatcher, and Draper, have guided the platform and offered their assistance. They work anywhere people need them, whether they are at home, at work, or in a loud public setting. Learn more from press release. Healables. "M Learn more. Learn more.

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Digital Health Pain management 140

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. category tags: Generative AI , fall prevention, fall detection

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Telehealth Nursing 85

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The chances are good that their family member can remain at home through early stages, even continuing to live alone Even after a diagnosis, they'll continue to wonder whether it really is dementia and look for another test they can do at home. GreatCall Lively Home MedMinder , PillPack Ring Nest. Home safety.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 24, 2022

The differences between ‘Hey Siri’, ‘Hey Google’ or ‘Alexa’ for different devices are relatively minor compared to the power we now have. category tags: Voice/AI/Voice Assistants , vehicle/transportation technology-services , smart home. Okay, so now we headed to ‘multi-modal design.’ But in the meantime, simplicity reigns.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

Or CES 2019 , when Google Assistant was everywhere and today, when it appears to be ‘ going down the tubes.’ Daily interaction with Ryan can lead to enhanced memory and cognition and gives a new perspective on independence for those who want to continue to live in their own homes.” These assertions have been made before, of course.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2020

But this is just the tip of the condescension iceberg: Go ahead, Google ‘technology grandma’. Sensor-based home monitoring was a 2007-ish innovation. The home visit – no tech result, interesting motive. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , IoT and home monitoring , Technology - AARP.

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mHealth Connected Health Medicare Nursing 100

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 3, 2023

Eric Schmidt was former CEO of Google – he should be worried. In offering up a chart and commentary about tech in the 'connected' home, people returning products note their trouble and aggravation. But the article ChatGPT Heralds an Intellectual Revolution was the whipped cream on top of icing on the cake.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Consumers already gravitate towards cloud software applications that work with ones they already use, including Gmail, Facebook, FaceTime, Teams, Zoom, Siri, and Google Assistant – with most of these working across multiple devices. Upgrades must be invisible or painless. Standards enable users and integrators to cross tech boundaries.

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Interoperability Mobile Health EHR 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Future growth of that category may slow due to market saturation or possible innovation cutbacks from vendors like Amazon and Google. Aging in place requires a home free from obstacles and dangers, especially for the 44% of women aged 75+ who live alone. Voice assistants and hearing aids. Safety and security. Learning and contribution.

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Medicare Telehealth Digital Health 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 17, 2020

In May, Google gave 1000 Nest Hub Max devices to residents in seven Merrill Gardens communities in Washington State. Their 776-person sample of those aged 70+ showed 62% owning smartphones, and smaller percentages with tablets (40%), with fewer than 20% having any of smart homes or wearables or home assistants.

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Telehealth Nursing 124

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 18, 2018

Ask questions to Google Assistant -- much like Apple’s Siri, shows both the promise and weakness of current offerings. The dilemma - to provide an answer to a question that exceeds (Google’s) 29-word brevity for the software’s spoken response. Home health care – perhaps the best fit for Voice First.

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mHealth Digital Health HIPAA Telehealth 78

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 3, 2023

Eric Schmidt was former CEO of Google – he should be worried. Its subtitle: " Generative artificial intelligence presents a philosophical and practical challenge on a scale not experienced since the start of the Enlightenment." In offering up a chart and commentary about tech in the ‘connected’ home, note trouble and aggravation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 3, 2020

The last published eMarketer survey in 2019 sized the software voice assistant (Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa et al.) Like the increasingly rare stereo speaker in the home, the smart speaker is a connected appliance. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Aging, ageism.

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Remote care Telehealth Patient Experience Nursing 120

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2018

The boom in home care has side effects -- turnover and risk. We want to trust home care workers with aging parents. Given expanding life expectancies at age 65 – an average of 20 more years for men and more for women, the possibility of ‘aging in place’ in a private home may be growing. Cameras. Motion sensors.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 5, 2018

Over the years, consider the pilots of Rendever (virtual reality) at Brookdale , Benchmark’s pilot of Google Home and Samsung tablets , or CarePredict in LifeWell facilities – just a few of the many. AARP Foundation , and Libertana Home Health , WebMD. Who receives notifications from smart home technology?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 31, 2018

Google discovers seniors (sort of) and thus a market is maybe born. There was a breathlessness to the CNBC article on July 23, 2018 – Google is mulling older adult applications for its Nest product line – particularly in senior housing settings, hopefully at less cost per installation than its website pricing. from Walmart.

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Medicare 76

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

Note the concerted efforts to find and publicize deficiencies and mistakes , reinforcing the premise that it is too early for benefits across industries like senior living or home care. Now let’s see -- will it be conducted in Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Webex, GoToMeeting or something else?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Google Nest and Senior Living. July 7, 2021) "The Community at Sunset Wood and the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York have partnered to continue supplying seniors with Google Smart Home technology as demand rises to keep them engaged throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Learn more. Learn more.

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Telehealth 62

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? Add integration with voice capabilities like Siri , Google Assistant, and Alexa and the ability to stream audio content directly to in-ear devices.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2020

The Washington State nursing home deaths and the virus presence in multiple nursing homes have an immediate result. Nursing home visits are now restricted nationwide – and it appears, despite lack of clarity, that also means assisted living – the combination spanning 2.5 million nationally. Through which building window?

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Nursing 65