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CENSUS: Senior care growth means tech change will be mandatory

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But wearables , Radar/LIDAR or Wi-Fi based remote monitoring and fall detection technology could replace pull cords – and be the basis for dashboards showing staff the status of residents in each room. category tags: AgeTech , senior living. The long hall check-in is only when necessary and for those who need assistance.

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7 Key Trends to Watch from Aging and Health Technology Watch

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Look for non-wearable and radar-based fall detection devices (such as shower attachments and floor mats) that predict onset of a fall or a blood pressure change. Smart tags pinpoint not only locations of phones or keys, but persons with dementia. See the 2022 Technology for Aging Market Overview , published in January.

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Today's staffing shortages make tech a must for the care of seniors

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Wall-mounted (radar-based) motion sensors, video cameras, are finally making their way into the homes of older adults to detect falls or other risks inside the living space of an at-risk older adult. Examples: HandsFree Health or K4Connect. Motion sensors. Examples: Current Health (now part of Best Buy) , and Samsung.

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Four trends to watch from 2022 Market Overview Technology for Aging

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But the tech has changed – now non-wearable and radar-based fall detection (even in a steam shower), tiny paper sensors in a mat , wearables that can predict the onset of stroke , ones that feature biometrics, including blood pressure , and even Air Tags or Smart Tags that can pinpoint the location of a phone (or suitcase) left behind.

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Ten Technologies for Aging and Health from CES 2024

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Xandar Kardian’s XK300-H is the first-ever radar-based vital signs monitoring solution intended specifically for home use. category tags: vision and vision technology , hearables/hearing technology , smart home , digital health Learn more. Xander-Kardian XK300-H. Learn more.

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From Medical Alert to RPM – old marketing and products are obsolete

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Sensor-based room activity monitoring (motion, falls) is on the radar of Vayy ar, Amazon and Origin Wireless , with its Wi-Fi based fall detection. category tags: Mobile PERS , PERS , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , wearables, smart watch. The older and frailer need remote monitoring – of multiple types.

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Did you miss one? The Four tech and aging blog posts December 2021

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It was a year in which radar-based fall detection became a non-wearable alternative within the smart home. Radar, in fact, may join motion sensors, AI, cameras, and voice first technologies as no longer separate and disconnected, but instead part of an integrated smart home infrastructure.

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