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Observations about AI and older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Healthcare workers are nervous, professional caregivers think it’s too early. It is a space that benefits greatly from the AI’s inherent capability to learn from accumulated data, combined with its ability to predict possibilities based on that data, informing caregivers, families, and other stakeholders.

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Tech-enabled home care 2012-2021 -- are we there yet?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Aging population and healthcare changes make further growth of home care inevitable. Care may be constrained to a few hours per day, just three times per week, whether by insurance reimbursement rates or cost to families – private pay full-time care is not viable. Updated care portals for families are part of the standard of care.

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When Buying a Pair of Jeans Competes With Filling a Prescription at CVS in Target

Health Populi

Sensory-friendly shirts will have flat seams, softer material and no tags.” curates personalized selections of clothing pieces they ship to buyers based on preferences. What can healthcare innovators learn from the three brands’ evolutions? The back of the jeans will be pocket-less and will have a higher rise.

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Six recent Voice/Conversational AI innovations for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

For one thing, at least two-thirds of older adults (age 70+) own smartphones , the 65+ population prefers Alexa among voice assistants , one-third of Americans have smart speakers. January 6, 2022) "S peak2 Family announced its plans to buy fellow voice assistant SoundMind Clients for an undisclosed sum. Learn more. Learn more.

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Highlighting Eight Technologies from the 2019 Market Overview

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Kaizn collects and analyzes data about an individual's hearing aid use and listening environments to learn their behaviors and hearing preferences and provide real-time hearing aid recommendations and adjustments. Kaizn will then adjust the user's hearing aid settings to reflect that preference. Learn more at Starkey. Oticon Kaizn.

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Gen Z and Millennials: What They Want from Healthcare

MeMD

Not only do these employees bring different opinions and expectations to the workplace, but they also bring new demands – especially when it comes to their healthcare. It’s no surprise they’re largely dissatisfied with today’s healthcare system – it’s the opposite of easy and convenient. High Need for Mental Healthcare.

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Recapping the most-read blog posts from 2018

Aging in Place Technology Watch

First there is the significant uptake of voice-enabled technology, was forecast to be transformative , and so it was, in senior living, in the homes and families of seniors, and as an interface in newer cars to make giving and hearing directions easier. Two major changes happened in 2018 that are having and will continue to help older adults.

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