Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Parks Associates' update this week is illuminating. Figure 1 Reasons for Returning Smart Home Devices Source: Parks Associates 02-23-2023 Who provides support for the hapless user? And check out January 2023 updated Market Overview Technology for Aging ] category tags: AgeTech , Technology - AARP , technology support

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Parks Associates published a useful chart this week about the Changing form factors of panic buttons – take a look. What Parks titles ‘The Senior Assistive Solution Spectrum’ includes non-tech categories, including home accessibility improvements, DME products like wheelchairs, ramps, shower seats, as well as medication tracking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

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. category tags: Television/Smart TV , computers, broadband, and social networking. Learn more at UniperCare. . See recent reports: .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

According to Parks Associates, “Households with heads of household ages 35-44 are the most likely to experience technical issues with their devices.” Consider this understatement from Jennifer Kent of Parks: "Consumers clearly desire a self-help approach first but need more effective tools to solve the problems on their own."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2022

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. Parks Associates published a useful chart this week about the Changing form factors of panic buttons – take a look.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2020

In January, for example, Parks Associates sized the PERS market to be $1.1 At $149, no monthly service fee, the watch is released without an associated call center or a guaranteed responder network. category tags: Mobile PERS , PERS , Seniors , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. You see PERS news releases on occasion.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

As for its role as a mobile PERS device, Parks Associates express hope ( PERS vendors may start selling ) and caution about upfront price (high). So let’s assume that mobile PERS is 20% of the total PERS market (Parks identifies 4+ million users.) category tags: Mobile PERS , wearables, smart watch.

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