Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The term “Digital literacy” has been defined by the American Library Association task force as " the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills." Are users keeping up with the pace of technology 'improvements?'

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 12, 2022

Trends accelerated by the pandemic continue to emerge, and the population aged 50+ will continue to purchase and use technology, accounting for an estimated 51% of technology spending by 2030. These should be of particular note to startups and tech companies that want to reach the older adult market.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2022

Telehealth vs. in-person: the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration to reimburse doctors for providing telehealth services for Medicare recipients has been repeatedly renewed. Finally, the CMS- created codes for remote patient monitoring (RPM) can be used for reimbursement of chronic disease monitoring services. The future?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

So many really want to help older adults – yet so often ‘help’ can be elusive. Some of the technology found in the pricier prescription aids will be available in the cheaper OTC aids.” Sensor tech -- what changes in care technology will be different later in this decade? Is this optimism justified?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

Technology trackers, don't quit your day job yet. Asked: "What AI technologies are available today to help older adults?" But here are 'answers': Bing Chat: There are many AI-enabled technologies that are available today to help older adults with various aspects of their health and well-being.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

The 2024 Market Overview of Technology for Aging will be published during CES 2024. As part of that update, it is worth considering changes that occured in the past year that matter to older adults and families. It is likely that technology enablement and access will be components of each of the initiatives as they evolve.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Each of these changes will make a difference for older adults and those who serve them. Observe that despite the hysteria over Amazon layoffs , voice technology has passed its hype cycle and is now present and utilized in at least 95 million US households. Predictive analytics for health of older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

For older adults, television is a solid rock in an ever-shifting technology landscape. Approximately half of the older adult population has a smart TV – a common platforms used to stream Internet services without an associated specialty box like Apple TV , Roku or Chromecast. Learn more at ONSCREEN.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 23, 2022

In 2011, as part of the Linkage Technology Survey of Adults age 65-100 , the report observes that there are few surveys of technology ownership among the older adult population. Why do surveys of older adults matter? AARP’s survey that combines older adults into a 70+ age group ?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2022

Design still needs to include older adults. None of these concepts are specific to designing for inclusion of aging adults. None of these concepts are specific to designing for inclusion of aging adults. And we know that older adults, some not online, are an afterthought when new emergency processes are created.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 20, 2022

Tech adoption among older adults is clearly growing. The growth has been tracked most recently in survey samples that compared the most recent with prior time periods: AARP surveyed 2063 and Pew Research surveyed 1502 adults. And Linkage Connect surveys the oldest, with a sizable sample of 2398 older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 4, 2023

MIT Technology Review packs all the AI news that’s fit to pack into an up-to-the-minute digest. But narrowing the focus on the world of older adults, the possibilities are impressive. Over time, non-medical home care organizations will see AI as a means of improving care management and service to recipients.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Life has been worsening for older adults – in senior living and at home. Every day there is some new article about the impact of Covid-19 on older adults -- or another study turns up that you missed. What’s been going on with older adults in the context of social isolation and loneliness?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 9, 2020

The older adult coronavirus statistics skew toward oldest. The oldest adults that appear to be at greatest risk dying from Covid-19 are not those of a specific age, but those in the oldest age ranges, particularly with 'underlying conditions.' The US statistics do what nearly all US data analysis does – 'older adult' equals 65+.

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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. The timing is right – as 56 million Americans are now aged 65+, looming older population growth has awakened the sleeping giant. AT THE EDGE: Alert without Wi-Fi.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Some might say that sensor technology for older adults is nothing new. What’s the big deal? Remote monitoring products and services built with sensors have been around for decades. That spells opportunity for motion and camera-based sensors that are being deployed for care of older adults. Learn more. "The

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 21, 2023

The care continuum that serves older adults is an ignored reality. The stove-piping of care-related services is a myth. Examples: Some believe family caregivers are a standalone entity that does not use care services. Reality check: Family caregivers may hire home care services. Mariposa Technologies.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2021

It took the combination of 71 million boomers, a pandemic emergency, and the sheer size of the aging population to transform a 2009 market niche into this 2021 market category worthy of investment-- less about products specifically designed for older adults as it is about the marketing of many existing offerings as useful to them.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

You may be one of the dwindling population ( 34% are homeowners ) who have landlines in the US (even digital phone-service based). Maybe you are legitimately afraid of not being found by emergency services (see below). Maybe you are an older adult living alone and just want to chat with someone. Read more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 10, 2022

The perfect storm has arrived to drive tech adoption in the home and care services. So many factors converge now that were highlighted during the pandemic – consider the need for telehealth services as an alternative to in-person visits. Home care has been a long-standing technology laggard, but that may be changing.

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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. We’ve seen how technology and innovation in other verticals of healthcare have created better treatments, cost-savings, and health outcomes that have ultimately improved lives.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 28, 2021

The buzz about broadband and older adults has grown louder since the start of the pandemic – which worsened social isolation for so many older adults. The report notes difficulty with financial and document management/editing – as well as limitations in using social networking and engagement technology.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Technology was essential for many adults stuck at home during the pandemic, providing some social connection, access to online shopping, home delivery services, and requests for transportation. And for some, technologies were not affordable – median income of a household age 75+ is $34,925. Device access.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

For the market of technology for older adults, it offered a smartwatch with built-in fall detection and other numerous health features, which it continues to introduce. The opportunity for wearables (outside of PERS) has barely begun to show signs of penetrating the older adult technology sector.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Voice technology in 2022 – living up to hope and hype? By 2018, it seemed possible that Voice First technology (and its associated AI software) could transform the technology user experience for older adults (see report: The Future of Voice First Technology and Older Adults 2018 ).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Census knows the growth and potential explosion of care needs and older adults. Home Health Care Services experienced an even larger increase – 50/5% -- during the same period.” These assertions are built on the Service Annual Survey (2021). Figure 1 Estimated revenues from care related services 2013-2020.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 8, 2023

Taking stock of the tech market for older adults – what’s happened? Past the halfway mark in 2023, it’s increasingly clear that the older adult tech market has been disrupted by changes in demand. What is the context for technology change in 2023? Grant funding for technology access is exploding.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2023

In a University of Michigan national poll in November, 2022, more than half of adults aged 50-80 say they have helped an adult aged 65+ with health, personal and other types of care needs. Some of these tools are included among examples in the Technology for Aging 2023 Market Overview.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Technology solutions augment care – not replacing family or support. Care-related service organizations are taking a closer look at technologies that could help them cope more effectively with staffing shortages and other issues. For all ages, isolation is increasingly untenable without the technology to connect to others.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But before we dive into the startups next week, here is one more look at 2022 – what was notable that could/might/will serve and help older adults? For older adults, that included the following potentially obsolete categories: Medical alert devices (fall detectors, communicators, etc.), 4G cell phone.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 12, 2022

Certainly that must be what senior living residents and older adults living at home do, not to mention the of-course sizable tech staff working in senior living and elder care. And there are online training services like GetSetup that offer live online classes for older adults. Enter the tech concierge.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

Because of the sheer size of the older adult market, and the wealth of baby boomers, vendors increasingly see them as constituents for new offerings. The pace of innovation is accelerating, driven by older adult changing needs, shortage of care workers, investor interest and of course.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 22, 2023

Social isolation has become an insidious problem among older adults. It’s at the point where the surgeon general recently declared it to be a serious health risk : " 29% increased risk of heart disease, a 32% increased risk of stroke, and a 50% increased risk of developing dementia for older adults. CareAngel. "AI

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 13, 2022

The news articles pile up – assisted living and nursing home staffing shortages ; stranding older adults without home health care ; keeping patients in hospitals longer because of lack of care; nursing home staffing crisis ; Medicaid paying family members to provide care , low wages and low unemployment worsen care situation , and on and on.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2021

The lack of broadband access among older adults is worrisome in these days of online-only vaccine registration. In years past, getting older adults online was a lower priority for senior advocates, social service agencies or healthcare organizations. More programs are emerging to get older adults to tech parity.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 6, 2020

For older adults, July was a few steps forward… And a few back. A new venture capital firm formed that is focused on the older adult market. And it became increasingly likely that CMS would make telehealth access for older adults permanent. During Covid-19, do older adults take their prescribed meds?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

Devices lacked personalization, either about the older adult or the information needs and roles of caregivers. The next generation response device and service would be personalized and encompass wellness monitoring and visibility to status for caregivers. T he status in 2013 was bleak in terms of functionality. Are we there yet?

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