Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Only 2% of the 65+ (or 818,800) live in assisted living community – half of them with some degree of dementia. The cost of senior living care at $54,000/year over any length of time is staggering, pushing move-in ages out to 84. million live in nursing homes – where the most common condition is dementia. million 27.2 million 33.3

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

SkyPoint Cloud AI Platform for Senior Living. SkyPoint Cloud proudly launches the senior living industry’s first Enterprise AI SaaS product focused on enabling organizations to leverage generative AI to optimize efficiency and productivity. category tags: AI and machine learning , Scams -- all types , senior living , AgeTech

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

With the beginning of HIPAA-compliance, diagnostic capabilities based on voice, and increased personalization capability, Voice First technology promises to provide greater assistance to health professionals and a better experience for consumers at home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

(CareMerge is in the Argentum, Senior Living Supplier catalog). Caremerge Voice provides a new level of instant access to community information and concierge services that senior living communities and residents are going to love. Rendever Senior Living. Learn more at CareMerg e. CarePredict Pinpoint. Learn more at CarePredict.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

But ‘aging in place’ is still a challenge and maybe a pipe dream for seniors in their late 70’s or 80’s. Then there is the cost of 24x7 home care, same as assisted living (which is $67K in Massachusetts, for example) or even Genworth’s 44-hours of home care ($53-54K annual). That may work for the most well-to-do seniors.

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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. Some senior living companies during Covid saw the need to help residents with their devices. Enter the tech concierge. How about those aged 65+?

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

The solution offers a new option for senior living communities to improve safety and care while protecting privacy and simplifying daily life for residents and staff. By passively moni t oring movement patterns via thermal sensors, Butlr Care can alert caregivers when seniors need assistance.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 9, 2021

Has the future arrived in the world of seniors, senior housing, home care? Seniors at any tech proficiency level can hear a demonstration of this – and be startled at what can be done without rising from a chair, fiddling with a mouse, or swiping a screen. Please add me to today’s trip” or “Could someone fix a light for me?”

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Telehealth 158

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

" RAZ Mobility is a provider of mobile assistive technology, released a major update to the RAZ Memory Cell Phone that adds video calling capability, and other features, that significantly enhance the device for both seniors and caregivers. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline , AgeTech , smartphones, cellphones

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 30, 2023

AI is more established in marketing , even in senior-related businesses. Botco’s chatbot technology has been deployed at Carlton Senior Living. Also, if you missed it, here is the 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging category tags: AI and machine learning , Generative AI , healthcare , senior living

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

"The future of AI and older adults is looking increasingly positive, with the technology being used to improve the quality of life for seniors. AI is also being used to create smarter and more accessible homes, and to develop technology that can be used to help seniors with mobility and transportation." Okay, okay, so it’s a beginning.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

What hasn’t changed much – tech deployment in senior care. According to the 2020 Senior Living, COVID-19 and Technology Survey and Report , over a third of communities reported having poor or nonexistent Wi-Fi and bandwidth capability." Given the staffing crisis in long-term care , maybe technology’s time has come. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

The President’s Budget also includes $150 billion over the next decade to improve and expand Medicaid home care services —making it easier for seniors and people with disabilities to live, work, and participate in their communities. category tags: caregivers , Family caregivers , Home Care , computers, broadband, and social networking

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 26, 2023

And the term wandered over briefly to assisted living. One study confirm (again) that adults aged 55+ prefer to age in their own homes – even as a Mather study notes that they might be happier and healthier in a senior living community. Will the senior living industry figure out how to generate interest among a younger cohort ?

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Telehealth 118

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The death rates from Covid-19 (or with Covid-19) of seniors in nursing homes and assisted living were horrific on the one hand and daunting to prospective move-ins. million are aged 85+ -- not surprisingly the approximate move-in age to senior living – 1.4 Senior living occupancy dropped to just 79.5% By 2013, The U.S.

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Nursing 119

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2021

In years past, getting older adults online was a lower priority for senior advocates, social service agencies or healthcare organizations. News organizations rarely discussed tech adoption among seniors. But ‘aging in place’ is still a challenge and maybe a pipe dream for seniors in their late 70’s or 80’s. You get the idea.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2022

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. Researchers want to understand how best to create a voice assistant. Amazon’s Alexa Together wants to help monitor falls of older adults in senior living.

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Telehealth 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Meanwhile, the OTC hearing aids, starting at $199, can be purchased without an audiologist assisting, inside a retail store or online. AI Everywhere, including in senior care. Possibly the biggest change yet to be fully realized may be the advent of embedding AI in senior-focused technology. The high price?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Life has been worsening for older adults – in senior living and at home. Residents in senior living communities are having a tough time , cut off from activities and visits from family. The pandemic has likely transformed the senior-focused ecosystem. Home Care Assistance received $100 million in 2016. Read more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Home care of various types now augments and even enhances services that not long ago may have been provided by senior housing. At home, these individuals likely still require assistance with activities of dressing, bathing, medication management, food preparation and household tasks. The home care market is (still) a booming business.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 11, 2020

HomeEXCEPT. “ HomeEXCEPT is hardware and software for active seniors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and researchers. The hardware is used to tag objects and monitor their use. Livindi. “ Livindi keeps families connected with LivindiPad, a tablet for seniors. The last was offered by a giant US network. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In senior living or home care, permission to track this type of information is likely (hopefully) given at the onboarding of a new care recipient or resident. Or they could extend time in a senior living home, prior to moving to a higher level of care. Since January of 2020, 400,000 nursing home and assisted living workers have quit.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Care Hub represents the next iteration of smart speakers , which have evolved from just playing music or providing the weather forecast, to enabling home security services and now supporting senior citizens at home. and partners with home care providers and assisted living facilities in about 200 cities nationwide." Learn more at CNET.

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Telehealth 134

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The numbers of care recipients in home care, senior living, and adult day services has likely crossed 5 million people by now. The number of home care providers is exploding due to demand, much of it from people who should be in senior living or nursing homes but they (or their families) are too stubborn to make the move.

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Nursing 130

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Senior living and nursing homes have long lagged in delivering broadband access though that is likely to change. While smart speakers and voice assistants have improved ease of use and seamless upgrades, both depend on broadband to work properly. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Look at the ten years or more between the first wave of useful sensor tech for seniors (2005 with GrandCare Systems ) until the newer collection of offerings. Note hat 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss (more than 400 million worldwide) and most do not have any hearing assistance devices. Feedback is welcome.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

It’s easy to say, and it resonates -- especially compared to other long-standing terms like assistive technology, gerontechnology and durable medical equipment (DME). Consider whether those four categories are AgeTech or ‘assistive solutions.’ The rise of AgeTech – it is a trend. Tech for quality of life – aging or not?

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MAY 18, 2020

Sanvis Health announced today the release of CareHero™ , a cloud-based virtual care offering tailored for the exceptional challenges that senior living communities are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caspar smart homes are acting as a personal assistant to motivate residents to maintain a healthy lifestyle during times of isolation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2023

These will likely help older adults (now 57 million aged 65+) age more successfully in their own homes if they wish, be healthier for longer, find the care that they need, and benefit from such technology-assists to augment in-person care. And just in time. [

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2022

Unlike niche hardware and software for seniors, basic Voice First platforms and software will change rapidly and without disruption for users – accompanied by a ‘What’s New’ weekly email and a few suggestions on new tricks to try – but the changes behind the front-facing features will make the most difference.

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Telehealth 146

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Today if looking for assistive tech for older adults, today there are multiple options, including Amazon or Best Buy. For safety-oriented apps and sites that include the role of the senior, it’s critical to verify identity among provider and user roles. Upgrades must be invisible or painless.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2024

Chatbots may be forging a new path to assisting as needed -- but the jury is still out as to whether that replaces live training. category tags: seniors and aging policy , hearables/hearing technology , smartphones Today, users at every age expect it and are disappointed when they cannot figure out what to do next.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

What technologies can help mitigate this growing labor crisis in the senior care (home care, home health care, senior living, long-term-care) services market? It continues to be a struggle to fully enable the senior care service industries with high-speed internet capability. AT THE EDGE: Alert without Wi-Fi. Stay tuned!].

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MAY 10, 2023

From the findings; One of the media-fueled risks today with the plethora of AI-related hype is the tendency to find and publicize deficiencies and mistakes, reinforcing the premise that it is too early for benefits across industries like senior living or home care. Lack of interfaces to senior and health care systems.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Home Care Assistance received $100 million in 2016. You wonder what investors may be actually thinking about this space beyond aging demographics and the possible assist from technology. And there is plenty of competition for low-wage workers, for senior living communities, nursing homes, as well as private duty aides.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 13, 2022

Staffing issues continue to plague senior care organizations. Predominantly used in senior living settings, these are especially viable for reducing check-in trips down long hallways, examples include: Vayyar , Safely You , and Origin Wireless. Examples: Current Health (now part of Best Buy) , and Samsung.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 29, 2022

These general contractors for all things aging, certified and trained individuals can help navigate a bewildering world of services (or lack) that are very local – such as transportation, home care, senior living, meal delivery. Do we need to go to Caring.com to find a local assisted living facility that is highly rated ?

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