Some of the nation’s most well-recognized network providers are staying relevant by moving well beyond standard Internet, television, and voice communication services and exploring new business lines—including those related to the growing senior care industry. When most people think of Verizon, what comes to mind is probably the company’s wireless services’ “Can you hear me […]
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It’s a new year and thus a new gadget to help the world fulfill resolutions for better diet and exercise. Keeping track of that new years resolution can be made easier by the latest upgrade from FitBit, which purports to make quantifying oneself not only easier, but also fashionable, following trends of devices evolving and […]
A nonprofit North Dakota-based senior care provider is currently testing a set of monitoring tools that help seniors age in place, but some are wary the new technology might prove too invasive. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society’s LivingWell@Home technology provides round-the-clock monitoring for seniors living at home, reports an article from The Atlantic. Using […]
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With increasing developments in technology designed to help seniors age within the comfort of their own homes, the future for aging in place is not much further away. Soon, seniors will be able to rely on robotic assistance in their daily lives, reports TribLive. High-tech advancements have already made headway into senior care, but one […]
This roundup of senior care-related technology features a variety of products and systems that were announced or debuted at last week’s 2013 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) held this year in Las Vegas, Nev. From Independa’s announcement regarding the availability of its Integrated CloudCare suite on LG TVs and Samsung tablet computers, to the debut […]
A recently-launched website for consumers shopping for senior living communities is taking a page from other industry playbooks by providing third-party information, including pricing. Tal Ziv, the co-founder of Silver Living, was inspired to create the website after going through the process of finding a senior living community for his grandmother. “There was [no information] […]
With post-acute care getting increased focus as hospitals seek to prevent readmissions, cloud-based senior care platforms that help monitor patients and facilitate care coordination are gaining attention. eCaring has introduced some new features to its cloud-based care management system, while a UK-based nonprofit senior housing and care provider recently moved to a new cloud-based platform […]
A new remote monitoring platform adds another tool to the aging in place movement’s toolbelt by helping seniors keep track of their health in independent settings. The latest from the Los Angeles-based company LivHOME, the CareMonitor keeps seniors up to date on personal health matters without having to foot the costs of hands-on-care. LivHOME CareMonitor […]
Looking back on 2012 senior-care related technology news, the biggest trends have to do with a federally-backed shift to electronic health and medical records and providers utilizing technology to improve their position in the care spectrum as hospitals start forming post-acute care relationships. The continued emergence of remote monitoring and emergency alert systems that facilitate independent […]
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