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The future of voice first and older adults as seen in 2018 -- did it happen?

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The Virtual Concierge construct will be commonplace. But a Virtual Concierge helps any who asks a question, with recommendations for restaurants, reservations, and travel arrangements. But a Virtual Concierge helps any who asks a question, with recommendations for restaurants, reservations, and travel arrangements.

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Voice First Technology and Older Adults – Three Years Later

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Is this ‘magical’ technology (and its plethora of virtual assistants) in the peak of inflated expectation or has it just come off the peak headed for the trough of disillusionment , just another tech with plenty of current deficiencies and still-unfulfilled promise? Our voice-enabled personal health coaches – not so much.

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Five technologies for older adults November 2020

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Worse, for many older adults, isolation is a worsening health issue that we will hear more about as shutdowns continue and shut-in becomes the virtual norm. Homethrive provides 24 x 7 digital and human concierge services and expert coaching from certified Homethrive social workers. Learn more at GetSetup. HomeThrive.

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Five technologies to mitigate social isolation in older adults

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Below are a few examples of different types, with all information derived from the websites of the companies: Care Coach. " Our virtual companions extend the reach of both the provider and health plan into the home. category tags: social isolation , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline Learn more at Care.coach.

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Consider: Aging in a Virtual World

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Even a telepresence player like Beam threw in the towel and refers to the world it now navigates as ‘virtual.’ Let's take a longer look into this virtual world as it relates to care of older adults and consider such offerings as: Virtual caregiver nurse. Virtual dementia tour. Virtual reality for seniors.

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Voice-AI for Older Adults -- How has it helped and what's next?

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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. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , smart home , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health. They believed (hoped?)

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Ten technology offerings for older adults from CES 2021

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" The free app serves as a point of coordination for a patient’s family and friend caregivers to organize tasks such as dropping off groceries, picking up medications from the pharmacy, virtual check-ins and emotional connections." Learn more at ianacare. MightyHealth. Learn more at Omron. WellBe Medical Alert.

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