Attention, readers: We want your opinion. Healthsense and Senior Housing News are working to gather insight into the value of technology in senior care and the challenges companies face when implementing it in communities. All of the survey data—except for personal contact information—will be compiled and shared with the industry to provide a unique look […]
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The Innovation Series is Brought to you by Care Innovations, a joint venture between Intel Corporation and GE, committed to creating technology-based solutions that give people confidence to live independently, wherever they are. With GE’s expertise in healthcare and Intel’s expertise in technology – we’re innovating to change the way care and solutions are delivered. […]
Japan’s government is providing incentives toward the development of robots to care for its aging population. The push for robotic care aims to serve those who need assistance with activities of daily living in addition to specific nursing care tasks, writes a report from the Japan Daily Press. “The government has outlined the tasks that […]
The Innovation Series is Brought to you by Care Innovations, a joint venture between Intel Corporation and GE, committed to creating technology-based solutions that give people confidence to live independently, wherever they are. With GE’s expertise in healthcare and Intel’s expertise in technology – we’re innovating to change the way care and solutions are delivered. […]
Seniors need to have better access to high-speed Internet in order to benefit from Web-based technologies that support aging in place such as telehealth and “smart home” systems, says AARP in a Public Policy Institute report. Many older adults still do not have affordable, high-speed connectivity at home, and a review of 2010’s National Broadband […]
The Innovation Series is Brought to you by Care Innovations, a joint venture between Intel Corporation and GE, committed to creating technology-based solutions that give people confidence to live independently, wherever they are. With GE’s expertise in healthcare and Intel’s expertise in technology – we’re innovating to change the way care and solutions are delivered. […]
The White House on Tuesday unveiled a new, approximately $100 million research initiative designed to help researchers find new ways to treat, cure, and prevent brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury. Launched with about $100 million in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget, the BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative […]
Tech companies continue to weigh in on the senior care space with a new batch of gadgets, gizmos and mobile apps in this week’s technology round-up. Mobile applications accounted for most of the technologies this week with softwares for industry news, community living search engines, fall prevention and medication management. Other tech includes virtual gaming […]
A Senate bill aims to incentivize the use of remote monitoring technology among health care providers, keeping in mind the importance of aging in place and preventing hospital readmissions. U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD) re-introduced the bipartisan Fostering Independence Through Technology (FITT) Act, which would expand the use of telehealth technology […]
Grandparents.com, Inc. (OCTBB: GPCM) announced last weekend its plans to generate revenues through its growing membership base in an attempt to combat “substantial financial challenges.” When the company relaunched its newly-designed website on Sept. 9, 2012, it had just 350,000 members and was projected to reach 1 million by the end of the year. Instead, […]
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