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AARP's AgeTech Collaborative -- mobility offerings 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AARP’s AgeTech Collaborative launched in 2021 with a splash (and 50 startups) that has widened into an age wave, or a sort of Match.com for age-related companies to find others, including collaborators, sponsors, pilots, and more. The environment comes to life through audio descriptions delivered directly to a smartphone or tablet.

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Five Sensor Technology Offerings to Benefit Older Adults 2022

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Grandcare Systems was founded in 2004 followed by a sensor-based remote monitoring startup and consolidation wave in 2009-2010. Pressure injuries are one of the leading preventable causes of death and these sores drastically decrease a person’s quality of life. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , baby boomers , senior living.

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Did you miss anything? Four Aging and Tech Posts from July 2022

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Everyone seems to know someone who has waved a hand and dismissed even being trained on new offerings. But there was much preparation and so life went on, mostly normal. category tags: senior living , smartphones , computers, broadband, and social networking , AI and machine learning.

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Four Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from July 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

On the other hand, a new poll noted the prevalence of ageism for older adults and that other Covid-19 related pandemic – loneliness in late life. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , medication management , social isolation , covid-19 , Aging, ageism. More on that in several upcoming white papers.

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Six new technologies for older adults – July 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

These remain to be validated, but between the smarter homes and the smart devices, we are heading into another wave of innovation. Well.Said’s Better Every Day improves connection to the community, enhances daily life and supports independence. Learn more at Tochtech Technologies. Learn more at SeniorSense.

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Five Health and Aging Blog Posts from August 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

It may be the dog days of summer, but life and innovation move forward – and so it is with offerings to note that serve older adults. Analyst firms typically publish market overviews -- for the tech sector, Gartner Magic Quadrant positioning, Forrester Wave or IDC market surveys. Companies and products worth noting in August.

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Frenemies: what is big tech getting wrong in healthcare?

Lloyd Price

A lot of stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem strongly believe big tech should be defending the data, helping make data more secure, tagged and categorised. For a lot of people in healthcare big tech is more of a threat to them, their job, career path and day to day life, than it is a friend.

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