Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 20, 2020

Women make up the majority of nursing home residents. Past age 75 single women are likely to rely on Social Security for income, not enough to afford assisted living, now north of $48K per year. Half of these women have no close relatives. category tags: covid-19 , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

So the average move-in age to assisted living is 85 – and the majority of residents are women exhausted by living alone. category tags: aging in place , AgeTech , IoT and home monitoring , fall prevention, fall detection The articles and tech industry focus on ‘aging in place’ and fear. What could go wrong?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 26, 2023

And the explosion of wearables to help us stay well – or at least be remotely monitored – see Health Populi and the 7WireVentures Market Map. And please note that the industries to help those ‘aging in place’ -- home care and home health care -- are overwhelmed with demand and worker shortages. These are just that, averages.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 31, 2023

and ads are built on stereotypes of older adults (mostly women) and the premise that they are just plain stupid. But depending on circumstances and health status, it should be straightforward to decide on the right direction, again knowing that a decision is not permanent. And if all else fails, a phone call can mitigate uncertainty.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Can it be that the majority of Apple’s are young women ? But adding fall detection as a feature for the 65+ in Apple Health and the watch was a change. category tags: Aging, ageism , AgeTech , smartphones , wearables, smartwatch , tablets. The user envisioned in these screens is obviously quite adept with new tech.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

As of 2023, 44% of women aged 75+ were living alone. Life expectancy at 75, however, is almost another 11 years for healthy men, 13 years for healthy women – requiring a longer term plan for housing, health care, transportation and other support systems. T he 2024 Technology and Aging Market Overview is online.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

Telehealth Women In Health IT Workforce The pandemic has underlined the importance of nurses working together and ensuring we are better prepared for any future crisis, as highlighted during the 'European Nurses Facing COVID-19' webinar. Patients in Spain have relied heavily on digital communication, assisted by nurses.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

A survey from digital health platform Babylon found that 46% of Americans have gone into debt from their medical bills , while 34% are currently struggling to pay their medical and insurance bills. Haleon is using the the Microsoft Seeing AI app to provide more detailed labels on more than 1,500 of its consumer health products.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Isolation has produced an increase in mental health issues, loneliness and depression – and that would be for those who have a good grasp of what is going on – for those in long-term care , for those with dementia, unable to be hugged by family, it is far worse. category tags: social isolation , computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

So many entrants in the AgeTech, accessibility and health categories seek visibility and possible global reach. Eight more aging and health innovations from CES 2024. As of 2023, 44% of women aged 75+ were living alone. category tags: AgeTech , AI and machine learning , smartphones; wearables , baby boomers

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 20, 2020

So up to 70% of nursing home residents are women, either widowed, single, or otherwise having spent down assets with the assistance of attorneys to qualify for Medicaid, the primary payer for nursing homes. Half of these women have no close relatives. category tags: covid-19 , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 22, 2023

It’s at the point where the surgeon general recently declared it to be a serious health risk : " 29% increased risk of heart disease, a 32% increased risk of stroke, and a 50% increased risk of developing dementia for older adults. Certainly one factor is the growth in the number of older adults living alone , including 44% of women aged 75+.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The consequences of untreated hearing loss include social isolation, which itself is related to poorer health outcomes. . Half of those age 75+ have hearing loss typically occurring in both ears, and more likely in men than in women. But delay worsens the isolation – and possibly contributes to risk from poorer health outcomes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 23, 2022

And yet, post Covid-19, so many government agencies, the White House , universities and for-profit companies want to boost that adoption to mitigate social isolation, boost access to telehealth, nutrition and even a basic, finding health information. At 65, both men and women can expect to live another 20 years on average.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you hadn’t tuned into the Health Populi blog yesterday, 10th August 2020 , you missed the first five letters of my Age of Corona alphabet, curated in my art journal created in the early weeks of the pandemic. health citizens into hygiene shoppers. “H” is for hand-washing. “I” is for Italy.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

Along came a gaggle of gadgets for the wrist, including Medical Guardian’s, but also Verizon’s Care Smart watch – teen-focused and largely disliked by reviewers, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 with fall detection , the Garmin Lily (with fall detection) , HandsFree Health Smartwatch , BestBuy Lively app for Apple Watch , UnaliWear Kanega , and many more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Now add in the shortage of workers in home care , health care , and nursing homes. Women will outlive men by a few years – living on average into their late 80s. They may struggle financially – including the 15% of women who rely primarily on Social Security income. Will robots help us in our homes – now and within 10 years?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 10, 2019

AARP recently surveyed the health impact (that’s good), but not the cost of correcting hearing loss. Contrast that with general population income age 65+ in which half of this older adult population has received less than $40,000 per year from all sources, with women receiving an income of $18K from all sources. They’ are audiologists.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Aging in place requires a home free from obstacles and dangers, especially for the 44% of women aged 75+ who live alone. Health and wellness. The abrupt shutdown of health visits during the pandemic triggered frenetic adoption of telehealth – now firmly entrenched as a care option on a smart phone, tablet or even on a TV.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

It’s at the point where the surgeon general recently declared it to be a serious health risk : " 29% increased risk of heart disease, a 32% increased risk of stroke, and a 50% increased risk of developing dementia for older adults. Certainly one factor is the growth in the number of older adults living alone , including 44% of women aged 75+.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

And perhaps you have also turned on the Health app (somewhere) and entered your birthdate. I am sure they believe themselves to be age-agnostic, despite their oxymoronic growing focus on health (half of US health spending is for individuals age 55+ ). category tags: wearables, smart watch. Still with me?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2020

Consider an upcoming HIMSS event in Orlando with the charming title: Monitoring Grandma: Adoption of Connected Health Tech by Seniors. Back to monitoring, connected health or otherwise. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , IoT and home monitoring , Technology - AARP. This is laudable.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

"Receiving reproductive health care, including early pregnancy termination care, through telehealth is no different." " The vast majority of patients choose to have their follow-up virtually, said McNicholas, although they do have the option to visit a health center in person. This is due in part to U.S.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2020

72% of residents are women, most are age 85+, and as noted, 'many also have only a small group of family and friends for support.' Combine staffing information, offer aggregate information about health status of residents, and create predictive analytics about where future issues may emerge. So many of the 1.5

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 17, 2018

All information is taken from the websites of the companies and the list is in alphabetical order: Because Market Incontinence Products. "Incontinence affects 25 million people in the US, and half of women over 50. Lacuna Health. "A Lacuna Health offers a proven care engagement service for patient-centered care.

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

The vision/optical industry is one piece of the health/care ecosystem, but the segment has not been as directly impacted by patients’ new consumer muscles until just about now. I was grateful to have an opportunity to share my views with attendees on the vision patient as health consumer through the health economic lens.

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2019

Self-care in health goes back thousands of years. Reading from Hippocrates’ Corpus about food and clean air’s role in health sounds contemporary today. Among Scott’s many insightful comments, one really resonated with me and my health-economics mindset: on the growing presence of value-based insurance design in the U.S.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Women living with type 1 diabetes have a five times greater risk for heart failure than nondiabetic women. This advice is still useful even though T1D women are at a far greater risk than the general population. How much exercise you need will depend on your health status, age, and BMI. Make exercise time your time.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 13, 2019

Some see a market opportunity in services ( home care , home health care , home remodeling ). Some see housing opportunities or changes to make age-friendlier communities , and some see looming health costs associated with the 50 million individuals now aged 65+. Hygiene – including oral health. In-home rehabilitation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 24, 2018

In March, AARP published Caught in the Scammer's Net , a great title that was actually not limited to the AARP demographic, surveying only 77 people (women and men) that were aged 75+. A few months ago, California’s Anthem Blue Cross admitted that someone had stolen 80 million health records , complete with name, address, SS # and more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 8, 2022

EveryDose is a digital health company committed to improving medication adherence through best-in-class technology. Independa Health Hub. The Independa Health Hub enables new consumer LG smart TVs to help users care for family members remotely or assist older adults to be more independent. All text is from public media.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2018

Given expanding life expectancies at age 65 – an average of 20 more years for men and more for women, the possibility of ‘aging in place’ in a private home may be growing. Note that hearing loss has been linked to dementia and to social isolation – and that in turn has been connected to poorer health outcomes. Recreational?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies. Bardy Diagnostics.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2022

A couple retiring in 2022 should budget $315,000 to cover their health care costs in retirement, based on the 21st annual Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate from Fidelity Investments. 61,776 for a home health aide, and $59,488 for homemaker services, and. Women were more likely to be negatively affected than men.

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Health Populi

MAY 11, 2023

We continue to track to evolving, expanding landscape of retail health — which we see as the expanding ecosystem of health/care accessible to people-as-health consumers. Let’s start with weight-loss, as several aspects of health/care come together in the consumer’s retail health sandbox.

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