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Leave no trend behind – yet another PERS smartwatch ticks on

Aging in Place Technology Watch

to Samsung’s (it’s every possible need without a response center!) Is it a subscription like FallCall Solutions that includes a 24x7 response center? Today, according to Pew Research, roughly 61% of adults aged 65+ own a smartphone -- that is likely a low percentage. to Garmin’s effort (it’s active women!)

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Real Seniors lack essential technology – who will make it happen in 2019?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

When Pew stops tracking senior adoption, does that imply a market saturated? Who knows, since Pew appears to be largely done – after all, they note, 89% of Americans are online and they do not survey all questions each time. Senior centers are partially funded by the Older Americans Act – which also provides Meals on Wheels.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

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Pew Research Center found that U.S. Region Tag: Global Edition. Some people need internet training wheels. You cannot give people a computer, the internet and telehealth apps and expect success unless they have a digital literacy skills! Follow him on Twitter @cjsettles101.

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Real Seniors lack essential technology – Consider an Older Americans Technology Act in 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

When Pew stops tracking senior adoption, does that imply a market saturated? Who knows, since Pew appears to be largely done – after all, they note, 89% of Americans are online and they do not survey all questions each time. Senior centers are partially funded by the Older Americans Act – which also provides Meals on Wheels.

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Design for all – what we wanted and what we got

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Takeaway: Much has been done, but according to Pew, 27% of the 65+ population is not online – theories range from cost, perceived value, and a correlation with lower income and education. And Pew Research studies show that smart phone users, particularly older adults, download apps that they don’t use because they don’t know how.

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Six Health and Aging Technology Blog Posts from January, 2019

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Most because it was difficult to absorb and rationalize so much tech news, hype, booths and convention center halls at the Digital Health Summit at CES 2019 – where a step counter status update may have been the most satisfying experience of all at the end of the day. and Bret Kinsella , is heating up.

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Five Health and Aging Tech Posts from May 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The report is from NIC – the National Investment Center that provides research to the senior living industry. Neither Pew (in 2018) nor AARP (2019 technology ownership ) broke out upper age ranges. category tags: VR/AR technology , cell phones, smartphones , tablets. When there’s nothing else to buy. Read more. .