Health Populi

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Three mega-trends bubbled up on the platform for health — telemedicine and virtual care, broadband access, and mental health, discussed in a Birdseye Report Industry Deep Dive into Health from Brandwatch, partnering with Twitter. For this report, Brandwatch utilized only English-language public Twitter data.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 30, 2023

AI use in care delivery and marketing is not new - it just seems that way. The platform allows businesses to create and launch a smart chatbot that can answer hundreds of potential questions in a fraction of the time compared to what was previously possible. integrates ChatGPT into its care app. " Learn more at Botco.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2024

And it is not just tech – consider the impenetrable smart TV interface, the microwave button-display combination, the new car that lacks readable warning lights and other user interface issues. From a smartphone, you can save the answer before heading off to urgent care if it wasn’t helpful.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 5, 2023

One of the staffers sighed as she described having to explain the menu anyway to those uncomfortable with using their smart phone for this purpose. See new report, AI and The Future of Care Work 2023 ] category tags: technology support , Technology - AARP , smartphones, cellphones Didn’t think of that? They just want breakfast.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 11, 2020

The hardware is used to tag objects and monitor their use. When a potential issue is identified, Livindi alerts caregivers on their smart phones. The Sundial skill for Alexa and the mobile app work together to connect older adults (the Center) to their loved ones (Care Circle). Verizon Care Smart Watch. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 12, 2022

A striking shift from care in faci lities and hospitals to care in the home. . In-home care, home health care , remote patient monitoring (RPM) , fall detection , and other services that help older adults age in their homes are critical. Smart displays and voice-first interfaces will be ubiquitous.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Harvard study describes a bleak care future. But only 14% of Americans can afford long-term care in the home. Or the tech-powering of home health and home care agencies (soon?) to supplement in-person care. The shortage of care workers within the next decade is daunting – it spans all aspects of care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Rather, it suggested that while form factors are changing (from pendant to smart watch to home sensor technology), the shortage of labor in the caregiving market means that tech to help 66 million caregivers matters more than ever. category tags: AgeTech , computers, broadband, and social networking , hearables , smartphones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 21, 2023

The care continuum that serves older adults is an ignored reality. The stove-piping of care-related services is a myth. Examples: Some believe family caregivers are a standalone entity that does not use care services. Or that home care a parallel universe to senior living. Or they move loved ones to senior living.

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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. Uniper Care is a leading provider of age-at-home, TV-based and mobile-based solution for care delivery and social engagement. UniperCare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Setting the stage for The Future of Care Work research. These points and more are the backdrop for the upcoming November report, The Future of AI and Care Work. Five innovations to benefit older adults and their care providers. Nomo Smart Care , a consumer kit for family caregivers. Learn more at Nomo Smart Care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2020

Then in April, Verizon does it again, launches a PERS, this time a smart watch offering, called the Care Smart Watch for seniors. That statement has no connection to today's Care Smart Watch for seniors. Without a call center, a 'PERS' smart watch is just a watch. That someone should not be a relative.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Stanford Medicine offers a Partnership in AI-Assisted Care. Smart home devices are dumb about tech support. The future of the smart home and older adult users has not quite arrived. The cost of long-term care. Ask yourself, what care delivery has seen an uptake in technology adoption?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Some other thoughts about 2023 tech trends: Remote (health) care technology should add socialization. It’s care circle could be modeled after the original OneClick.chat – video chat for solo agers to converse with others while dining alone at home. All the care service businesses are struggling with a labor shortage.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 4, 2022

This type of tech had obvious benefits, even then, but today, what was obvious then has become a crisis of care today. There are simply not enough workers to care for the aging boomers and beyond. That spells opportunity for motion and camera-based sensors that are being deployed for care of older adults. Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pace of innovation is accelerating, driven by older adult changing needs, shortage of care workers, investor interest and of course. The dream of reimbursement for remote care is a reality. Smart displays and voice first interfaces will be ubiquitous. Voice interfaces will be expected in smart displays and apps.

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. The meeting’s tagline this year is “Health That Connects + Tech That Cares.” ” That’s a good start and intent for putting people first for their own health and the health of the people for whom they care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 23, 2022

Perhaps you know which homes have broadband already – but do you know what technology they already have ( computers, laptops, smartphones, smart speakers , smart TVs )? Why survey senior living and home care firms about client technology adoption? Would a survey help tech companies like yours close the technology adoption gap?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 24, 2023

The following domains will add AI (via voice or other interaction modes) to services, including: Health management of self-care, enabling conversational access. Smart beds with sensors have been deployed in hospital systems. Inspiren’s Augi wall-mounted system uses video to predict falls for older adults in senior care or hospitals.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2024

These life-long treatments deliver impressive clinical outcomes but come with a high price tag, putting employers and healthcare insurers under pressure. 9amHealth is addressing this challenge by providing affordable cardiometabolic care at scale and helping to manage the rising costs of GLP-1s for both patients and employers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Technology solutions augment care – not replacing family or support. Care-related service organizations are taking a closer look at technologies that could help them cope more effectively with staffing shortages and other issues. In addition to lower cost, hearing aids will increasingly be covered by popular Medicare Advantage plans.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Our reporters will be on the ground to cover the exciting discussions on healthcare analytics, new models of care, and more. By Thiru Gunasegaran | September 05, 2023 News Mere digitisation of records won't cut it for a smart hospital This HIMSS23 APAC speaker will share how Taiwan’s Chang Gung Memorial Hospital transformed.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 13, 2022

Staffing issues continue to plague senior care organizations. And the shortage of care workers is mirrored in other industries – signs are posted everywhere seeking workers in the midst of the ‘ great resignation.’. How about the care-related industries? Fewer workers available invites technology augmentation. Motion sensors.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

This innovative technology allows users, including those with mobility impairments, to control devices such as phones, tablets, smart home devices, and wheelchairs through simple movements, revolutionizing the way they interact with technology and the world around them.” Learn more. Concha Labs. Learn more. Nobi Ceiling. Nobi Ceiling.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

If their loved one lives with them, they may want to acquire motion sensors or a smart doorbell to know when their loved one is out of bed or near the door. If their family member is still driving, a smart phone app for turn-by-turn directions as well as a “wearable” to help their loved one find his/her way. Smart doorbells.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 18, 2020

It is encouraging to see this sheer quantity of free offerings , accelerated interest in telehealth , and other new innovations in smart homes, healthcare and robotics that have emerged in the past few months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sanvis Health Care Hero. Caspar Smart homes. Caspar Smart homes. Learn more at Megilla.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 4, 2023

Here are four categories of AI for older adults – all discussed in the upcoming report, The Future of AI and Older Adults , to be published the week of May 15: AI in home and home health care. Furthermore, post-hospital care will increasingly be tech-enabled , including use of voice based chatbots like Sensely’s Molly.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Home care agencies are contacted, transportation providers of rides to-from appointments surface, food is delivered, and other services are brought in. The numbers of care recipients in home care, senior living, and adult day services has likely crossed 5 million people by now.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

fire alarms, some smart watches, E-readers, and GPS trackers. Was this an opportunity to switch to a smart(er) phone? Wi-Fi Enabled Fall Detection – and other room-smart changes. AI Everywhere, including in senior care. If an older adult us impacted, the older device stops working.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The generally accepted view was that this technology was going to be “Easy, Cheap, Useful, Smart, and Connected (home automation that just works).” that retained context would enable actual conversations, that profiles about the user would enable care services to offer what was needed, even enabling personal health coaching.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 3, 2020

At the end of April, ninety million US adults were estimated to own smart speakers , one-third of consumers. Also note that the survey extended to boomers (those aged 56 to 74) who apparently cared less than younger people. Like the increasingly rare stereo speaker in the home, the smart speaker is a connected appliance.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The cost of senior living care at $54,000/year over any length of time is staggering, pushing move-in ages out to 84. The move to senior living is a move of desperation for many families, given that their loved one is likely to have dementia and needs more care. What it means – a tech opportunity. million 27.2 million 33.3 million 10.8

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

Why should home care agencies boost awareness of remote monitoring? Both types of monitoring are increasingly likely to be found by home care professionals entering a new care recipient’s home. But home care agencies can offer private pay RPM services. Essence SmartCare’s VitalOn offering performs a similar function.

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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. Perhaps not surprising, but as of 2022, 36% of Americans own a smart speaker of some type. Enter the tech concierge. What about voice? Thoughts welcome.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2022

Covid-19 fallout pushed the care industries into the home. Home care vs. assisted living – the demand is for home care. Hospitals continue to close , especially in rural areas. Acute care delivery at home for Medicare recipients has been endorsed by the American Hospital Association – and bills supporting it may pass.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Entrepreneurs clearly see the opportunity for providing tech-enabled services to help care for older adults. LeadingAge) "EchoCare, founded in 2015, has developed the Elderly Care Home Observer (ECHO) system, a unique sensing system for the care of the elderly during their stay at home. LeadingAge in San Diego and more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

So the newly developed one has more features – including step-counting, a voice-assist charge warning, and communication (from the watch) with a care circle. How about portable smart speaker?). category tags: Mobile PERS , smartphones , wearables, smart watch. Otherwise the market has moved on. Anybody own a portable vac?

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