Noting from studies how easily AI-powered chatbots can be manipulated to craft convincing phishing emails.
02/10/2026
Connected care in the home has the potential to address both the preferences of older adults and the societal imperative to care for a rapidly growing aging population
02/02/2026
A practical guide to understanding autonomous AI agents, why they matter for healthcare governance, and what to do about them.
01/09/2026
The growing ecosystem of devices and products serving peoples’ health and well-being shows us that innovators already see the opportunity to serve the fast-growing market for self-care among people 50 years of age and up.
01/08/2026
For nearly twenty years, one thing has felt inevitable: when boomers reach “old age,” senior living demand will surge. And yet ..
March madness – a plethora of posts – a newsletter recapping them. So many topics mandated a discussion, some analysis or insight. So the unusually long month of March meant an unusually long list of seven blog posts, including several involving examinations of data and new terminology (the paid Caregiver Support Ratio (pCSR), for example) that invite scrutiny and can be very useful for companies in the age-related market segments. As March winds to a close, here are the month’s posts, of particular use to those who didn’t see them at the time of posting – each of these is summarized with the full link in the heading.
Aging in America – hosting innovators and technologists for helping older adults. The conference seesaws between west coasts (
On the positive side, smartphone ownership for older adults is up. You have seen older people with their smartphones – they’re in concert halls and restaurants staring at their screens, fascinated -- scrolling through emails, studying photos, watching videos, seated next to other 80-somethings, who might be envious, texting on their very, uh, compact feature phones. Says Pew Research of their 2016 survey data: 
Consider the Gallup-Healthways survey about community well-being. Naples, Florida, is at the top. Really? Perhaps this caught your eye last week when you saw the 
How tough is it to highlight tech innovation that could help older adults? Pretty tough, judging by the 
As we approach the date for the upcoming week of 
Baby Boomers, Wearable and Mobile Health Tech – A status report. During 2015, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) sponsored a research project to evaluate the future likelihood of wearable and mobile health tech. This 
Shortage of paid care workers – a growing problem, not well-quantified by region. As AARP predicted in 2013, by the time the boomers arrive in their 80’s, just nine years from now, there would be a population deficit of