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. That committing to aging independently at home is a permanent decision. Learn more at FamilyFirst.

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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. More than half of those aged 75+ have hearing loss.

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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

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

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The opportunity for embedded and AI-enabled sensors in smart clothing. The growth of the sensor market has created an opportunity for more focus on smart clothing, which has been around a long time, including for use in dementia care , but may have its greatest utility ahead. Learn more. Myant Health. Learn more.

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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.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Note that falls can be detected in a home without a wearable – via a wall-mounted device or through in-home Wi-Fi. Some other thoughts about 2023 tech trends: Remote (health) care technology should add socialization. All the care service businesses are struggling with a labor shortage. Up ahead -- CES 2023.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Perhaps it will be in a home that needs ‘ age-proofing’ a large house with stairs, no nearby relatives and no first-floor bedroom. They have high hopes about AgeTech -- how it will help them stay in their homes. category tags: aging in place , AgeTech , IoT and home monitoring , fall prevention, fall detection

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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

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. So that’s good.

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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. With the rise of hospital-at-home programs , you guessed it, more will be AI-enabled. AI in the home ‘wellbeing’ infrastructure.

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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

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. How is RPM delivered?

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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. The stampede into the home boosted demand for broadband access. But a number of these changes are likely permanent.

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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The chances are good that their family member can remain at home through early stages, even continuing to live alone Even after a diagnosis, they'll continue to wonder whether it really is dementia and look for another test they can do at home. Smart doorbells. Smart thermostats. Smart Speakers. Care coordination.

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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

MARCH 23, 2022

Yet consider the OATS/AARP 22 million of the 65+ that lack home broadband (derived from the Census)? Perhaps you know which homes have broadband already – but do you know what technology they already have ( computers, laptops, smartphones, smart speakers , smart TVs )? Pew’s 25% of the 65+ that don’t go online ?

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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. In-home healthcare services will persist and expand. The dream of reimbursement for remote care is a reality. Smart displays and voice first interfaces will be ubiquitous.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

What changes in care technology will be different later in this decade? Consider the implications of adoption of sensors to deliver and improve the care of older adults -- then look forward five years. Does the shortage of labor to serve the aging population make sensor technology essential in delivering care?

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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.

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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

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

million live in nursing homes – where the most common condition is dementia. So that means that everyone else is still in their own home or living with a family member. The cost of senior living care at $54,000/year over any length of time is staggering, pushing move-in ages out to 84. What it means – a tech opportunity.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Fairly new at the time, a few senior living organizations embraced it for its home automation potential, possibility of concierge services -- turn on the lights! The generally accepted view was that this technology was going to be “Easy, Cheap, Useful, Smart, and Connected (home automation that just works).” Raise the blinds!

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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. Remote Home Check.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2021

The entrants that can help older adults fit into categories like: Smart displays, voice first interfaces will be ubiquitous. Voice interfaces will be expected in smart displays and will be added to every feasible device (and new car) and gain widespread use in independent and senior living.

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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

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

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

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. Safety and security. Other vendors are now offering voice-enabled PERS services. Health and wellness.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 3, 2022

Honor bought Home Instead – which should result in more technology used in the home care industry -- and soon, hopefully, for an industry suffering from a severe labor shortage. Lowe’s prioritized helping older adults and partnered with AARP , which should help older adults benefit from smart homes.

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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. Learn more. Learn more.

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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. The Future of Remote Care Technology and Older Adults 2020.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2020

This includes smartphones, tablets, smart home technology, Voice First hardware and virtual assistants, and in-home sensors. Each of those devices is enabled for older adults by either more targeted marketing and packaging, enabling software, or bundling into training and solutions for in-home caregiving and/or healthcare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2020

The National Alliance for Caregiving surveyed caregivers about including their use of technology (surprisingly low), and Samsung , Best Buy and Amazon now group offerings that could be helpful for older adults and those who care for them. Some estimates indicate that 42% of all deaths from the virus could be traced to nursing homes.

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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? Now that’s possible, but no longer remarkable once a smart speaker is in the person’s unit and the community has decided to voice-enable itself. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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