Annual Research Retainer

Aging in Place Technology Watch offers a cost-effective annual research retainer as a service to technology vendors and service providers, as well as businesses and non-profits that can include: preliminary review of and input to market analysis research, a custom document or presentation about best practices, introductions to possible collaborators, market analysis and trends in the vendor's specific market category; and phone consultation. 

Clients have included such organizations as Microsoft, United Healthcare, Johnson and Johnson, Novartis, Philips, AARP (.com and .org), Link·age, Center for Technology & Aging (CTA), Great Call, Forrester Research, Innovation Centres (Scotland), CASALA (Ireland) many startups in both the US and Canada. The retainer has been applied to:

Positioning and Message Review Workshop

Aging in Place Technology Watch can work with technology companies in a workshop format to define and polish a technology provider's positioning and value statement. This may be particularly useful to for startups about to enter the market for the first time or enter an existing market with a new product.

Technology Awareness Workshop for Aging-Related Businesses

This workshop is intended to boost management awareness about available technologies to improve the lives of residents in Assisted Living Facilities, Continuing Care and Independent Living communities.

Technology Awareness Updates for Public Aging Services Providers

Aging in Place Technology Watch is pleased to provide free teleconferenced workshops with accompanying written materials for area agencies on aging, councils on aging, adult day centers.

Data analysis

Aging in Place Technology Watch can help organizations perform detailed statistical analysis of client-identified data sets, including preparation of patterns, correlations, and graphics.

Public Speaking

Laurie M. Orlov, recognized industry analyst and top-rated effective speaker, can be engaged to keynote, participate in conference panels or speak to a wide range of audiences on specific or general topics related to aging in place -- as well as trends on aging and business opportunities to serve the growing aging market.

    Speaking engagements have included:

    Look Who's Aging, UMB Erickson School

    What's Next, Boomer Business Summit

    National Alliance of Caregiving Coalitions

    American Society on Aging (ASA) Aging in America

    Massachusetts Assisted Living Federation of America (MassALFA)

    National Private Duty Association (NPDA)

    Carnegie Mellon University QoLT Keynote

    Baby Boomer What's Next and ASA 2012

    National Forum Future of Aging

    NAHB International Builder's Summit

    Urban Land Institute

    Internet Society, Georgetown

    Santa Clara University Boomer Venture Summit

   2011 Silvers Summit at CES (Panelist)

   Center for Technology and Aging (Keynote)

   Quality of Life Technology Institute (QoLT at Carnegie Mellon University) (Keynote)

   Medical Alarm Managers of America (MAMA) (Keynote)

   Alzheimer's Association of the Northwest, Seattle (Keynote)

   Motion Picture Television Fund (MPTF) Los Angeles (Keynote)

   What's Next Boomer Business Summit, SF (Panelist)

   American Society on Aging, SF (Panelist)

   VRI Dealer Meeting, Dayton, OH (Keynote)

   Harmony Information Systems User Conference, Burlington, VT (Keynote)

   Caregiver Omnimedia Home Care Technology Conference, Toronto (Keynote)

   Dundalk Institute of Technology CASELA Conference, Dundalk, Ireland (Keynote)

   National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL), Tampa, FL (Keynote)

   International Council on Active Aging (ICAA), Orlando, FL (Keynote)

For complete pricing on services, send e-mail to laurie@ageinplacetech.com.