A poorly researched article from the Chicago Sun-Times on 'new medical alerts'.

Buzz in the press is good for all.  Articles about using technology to monitor aging parents -- like the most recent two in the Thursday NY Times by Hilary Stout and Eric Taub can be great for the aging tech industry. They generate buzz and interest in the media; they are syndicated and carried throughout the Internet; re-mailed (many times to me); they boost awareness of prospective buyers; and create curiosity and even leads, both of consumer prospects as well as vendors and dealer channels.  Given buzz like this, one might think that technologies to help monitor your aging parents will now be well-understood and vendors will have to spend less of their time educating and explaining, and more time just taking orders. We thought that when we read the February, 2009 Times article by John Leland. Meanwhile, Living Independently Group, now part of GE, launched QuietCare in 2003 -- when remote monitoring then really was fairly 'new'.  And then again, in September, 2009, in Business Week, when Arlene Weintraub wrote about the business of aging in place. Oh, were it true. >>> Read more . . .

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It's been more than 6 months since this blog post about tech trends that would influence product capability in 2010.  It seems fitting to check status on what's happened so far, with another status check planned just prior to the new year: >>> Read more . . .

myHalo, PERS 2.0, Automatic Fall Detection are Redefining the Medical Alarm Market

Huntsville, Alabama (July 19, 2010)

Halo Monitoring, Inc., provider of the world's most reliable and easy to use elderly fall monitoring system, will exhibit myHalo® at the Seventh Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference this week in San Diego, CA.  Company co-founder and CEO, Chris A. Otto, will be speaking during a panel presentation titled "PERS 2.0", a term Otto and Halo Monitoring coined in early 2009. >>> Read more . . .

Tech coalitions -- small steps to the start of a community service? Last week was the start of a new Forum category, Community Coalitions About Aging Technology, with San Diego County as the first entrant - 'to help local organizations become more familiar with technologies that could help seniors in the county.' Soon to have their first meeting, Denise Nelesen spoke about the intent, which is to bring local organizations up to speed on what products are out there. She is particularly interested in moving beyond 'computers in libraries' to other categories of products that could be useful to seniors. If others have similar local initiatives and ideas about how to do this, please post in the forum. >>> Read more . . .

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 23, 2010

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:     Jon Weiner, 919.459.8161, jweiner@seniorhelpers.com
Sue Yannello, 919.459.8162, syannello@seniorhelpers.com

Leading Senior Care Provider Announces New National Partnership
Agreement makes innovative emergency response system available to families across the nation

Towson, Md. (June 23, 2010) – What if something happens and nobody’s there to help? >>> Read more . . .

Pricing matters -- and for senior-housing sales, it's unrealistic.  Looking forward today to the Boomer Venture Summit event here in California, where the sun is shining and the San Jose airport is filled with signs of tech this, enterprise that. But I have also heard this week about stalled deployments of tech projects in the non-profit senior housing sector due to low occupancy, confirmed in this May 28 investor report. >>> Read more . . .

Biomedical Reports expects shares of ActiveCare to rise based on growth in PERS market.

Last month I mentioned three new caregiving applications that entered the market recently -- this month, a summary list of other interesting products that have entered the market in recent (roughly the past 6) months, presented in alphabetical order. A number of products are expected to announce in the next few months -- expect another post when there's at least six more. >>> Read more . . .