Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The hearing technology market is seeing disruption from multiple angles. Smart hearables were news at CES 2020 , including AI-enabled hearing aids with fall detection, better and adjustable noise cancellation -- especially interesting for older adults in noisy restaurants. Smartphone market saturates – and some prices drop.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The combination of those may require (re)training for the uninitiated and after every update. We can assist caregivers, engage with our long-distance family members and adjust the font-size, colors, and sound volume to accommodate changing vision and hearing. But maybe they will all just work and be useful at every age.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Worse, for many older adults, isolation is a worsening health issue that we will hear more about as shutdowns continue and shut-in becomes the virtual norm. category tags: tech-enabled home care , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , social isolation , Learning, working, contribution and legacy. Learn more at GetSetup. HomeThrive.

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eCare Remote care HIPAA Medicare 130

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The study found that elders who have hearing or visual impairments may struggle to receive care through telehealth modalities and may need to be provided with devices and training to learn to participate effectively in a virtual visit with a doctor.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

But it also became apparent that some older adults who were shut out from these due to limitations in vision, hearing, dexterity, and even dementia. Training access. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

Uncorrected hearing loss isolates and harms older adults. O ne in three between age 65 and 74 has hearing loss , and nearly half of people aged 75+ have some significant level of hearing loss. Furthermore, wearing hearing aids has been linked to fewer hospital visits. Why such a small percentage?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

A prior report recommending change in the hearing technology industry may have contributed to or encouraged the sale of PSAPs and the introduction in 2018 sale of over-the-counter hearing aids – and may have encouraged additional categories of hearing aids and the growth of interest in 'hearables.’ None detected. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2020

The 24x7 call center staff has people who are trained in triaging the severity of a problem, clarifying whether there is an emergency, or just having a conversation with a lonely individual who may not have spoken to anyone else that day or week. category tags: Mobile PERS , PERS , Seniors , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 1, 2019

A few topics that stood out: We can hear voice tech with all devices and for all people – especially for seniors. Hearing technology got an upgrade and a lower price. Expect to see much more about this from the FDA – and for older adults to hear better at a lower, self-service purchase price. But as the Voicebot.ai For starters.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 11, 2019

AudioCardio™ quickly assesses your hearing and delivers a once a day, one hour hearing therapy for your ears. The comprehensive system includes software, assessment tools, decision algorithms, and a training and technical assistance program. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Learn more at TCare.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

We’ll hear more from accessiBe, as well as UserWay , UniDoc , and Deque Systems , creators of the open source Axe-core. A few such conditions include vision problems, hearing problems (applicable to videos and some alerts), attention problems such as ADHD, and mobility problems that make it hard to use a keyboard or mouse.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

This hearing aid can now identify when its user has suffered a fall and send secure a warning notification to as many as three preselected emergency contacts. Kaizn will then adjust the user's hearing aid settings to reflect that preference. Learn more at Starkey. Oticon Kaizn. Learn more at Oticon. Learn more at Joinpapa.

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mHealth Mobile Health Patient Experience Nursing 111

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Direct-to-consumer marketing of products and services takes deep pockets just for the advertising – note the growing number of ads for low-cost hearing aids. Access to ongoing training and refreshers – much work needed. category tags: CES 2022 , smartphones , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants. What they have in common?

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Interoperability Mobile Health 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

A prior report recommending change in the hearing technology industry may have contributed to or encouraged the sale of PSAPs and the introduction in 2018 sale of over-the-counter hearing aids – and may have encouraged additional categories of hearing aids and the growth of interest in 'hearables.’ None detected. .

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Medicare Telehealth 63

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 15, 2020

You will be able to hear anything within range of the device. Our Live Video Events platform is ideal to connect older adults and caregivers for training, support, and social engagement. category tags: social isolation , computers, internet and social networking. Learn more at Pocket-Lint. . Learn more at OneClick.chat.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 24, 2019

The more thin gs change… Who would have thought that fall detection would be added to a hearing aid ? Falls have been correlated with other health issues, associated with hearing loss and depression. A hearing aid feature, Livio AI benefits from the anatomy and physiology of the human body. Learn more at Philips.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A competition winner here, a spotlight on hearing there , health tech here – here a robot , there a drone – everywhere a bus ride and 170,000 people, all apparently young and agile. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health. There should be at least 5 if not ten technologies to comment on in January. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 22, 2018

Do you see new kinds of jobs developing as a result of new technologies? "We need innovative ways to train people. Gone are the days where nurses can sit down at PowerPoint sessions and learn new skills -- instead, sessions must be interactive -- or AI-based -- to know who needs more in-depth training versus just a refresher.

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Nursing 63

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2018

The company also offers a ‘Community Platform’ for turning paper into voice content bringing community news , daily menus , activity calendars , and surveys to community members upon voice requests and provides Voice First Consulting and training for communities and businesses." Voice First. Learn more at Marvee.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 12, 2018

The congressional hearing droned on, and Mark Zuckerberg tried so hard not to sound condescending towards his techno-light questioners about the so-called ‘Facebook Scandal.’ category tags: computers, internet and social networking , baby boomers , digital health , senior living. Why has this taken so long here? In a word – lobbying.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 16, 2021

Hearing aids and music -- why is this so difficult to solve for the elderly? The pandemic isolated everyone, but it may have been even worse for the hearing-impaired. The replacement cost of the single hearing aid is $2195 bundled with audiologist assistance. Do experts and tech designers envision older adults?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The hearing loss statistics are daunting. The number is sizable – 38 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss. But probably the most startling one is related to older adults – half of those age 75+ difficulty hearing. Of those age 70 and older with hearing loss, only 30% have hearing aids.

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Medicare 154

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

“A new provider would show up for training, and IT would still be building out their workstations in our command hub,” he remembered. For patients, this is ensuring they have a stable network connection, have been guided into any steps to get connected, and are stationary rather than walking, or, worse, in a car or train, he said.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

It’s supplemented by the emergency pendant advanced (EPA) fall detector for use both in the home or on-the-go, which automatically notifies emergency personnel in the case of a fall, opening a two-way communications channel directly with a trained EMT.” Widex Battery Free Hearing Aids. Our new hearing aid will require neither.

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Digital Health 107

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

It’s supplemented by the emergency pendant advanced (EPA) fall detector for use both in the home or on-the-go, which automatically notifies emergency personnel in the case of a fall, opening a two-way communications channel directly with a trained EMT.” Most hearing aids today use batteries or battery chargers connected to power outlets.

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Digital Health 53

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Any abnormal responses or vital stats are tagged and reported to: a healthcare organization partnering with the employer, a clinician on the employer’s staff, or a human resources professional, for a referral to a COVID-19 testing site to confirm an infection and prevent spreading the virus in the workplace.

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