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July 2025

Caregiving in the US 2025 – More tech, but not as much as caregivers could use

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 12:39 - Laurie Orlov

This report is published every five years – and it is (still) dismaying.  The new report, Caregiving in the US 2025, was published this week. The previous report was surveyed in 2020. The bottom line of it is the sheer number of adults (63 million) who provide care to an adult family member or child with a medical condition or disability in the past 12 months. Most of this care is unpaid.  Some are leveraging state or national programs to pay family caregivers, and one-third, likely higher income, hire outside help. The report’s focus is on the 59 million who provide care for an adult. So what has changed in terms of tech use? If usage penetration is a metric, there is some progress. For example:

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Family caregivers, caregivers, dementia care, cognitive decline, Fintech
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Five AI-enabled Tech Startups from AARP AgeTech Collaborative

Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:06 - Laurie Orlov

AI technology is permeating every aspect of business technology today.  Increasingly it will be deployed in the care of older adults, as apparent in research reports like The Future of AI in Home Care and an earlier report, The Future of AI and Older Adults (which will be revisited with new research later in 2025).  With little effort, AI-enabled offerings can be found throughout the startup directory of the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP.  So here are five that sound promising from their descriptions -- all info is derived from the startup website or other reference site.

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AgeTech, AI and machine learning, cognitive and brain fitness, Voice/AI/Voice Assistants, Technology - AARP
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Tech for Hearing Loss – trends, what’s new and interesting?

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 11:11 - Laurie Orlov

What is the prevalence of hearing loss today?  One-third of adults between 65 and 75 have age-related hearing loss. Further, 40-50% of adults aged 75 and older have age-related hearing loss, with 50% of those aged 85+. This is the result of changes in blood flow and the structures of the inner ear, changes to a nerve related to hearing, and changes to how the brain processes speech and sounds. Hearing loss is correctable – but many older adults avoid hearing aids or don’t wear them. Many with untreated hearing loss are at risk of developing dementia. Despite the fact that hearing aids can improve hearing and reverse the social isolation and cognitive decline that can result from hearing loss, most adults with hearing loss do not use hearing aids – or defer their use for as many as ten years following its onset.  Learn more.

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hearing loss, hearables/hearing technology
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Senior living tech attitudes are changing – but deployment is still a struggle

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 15:15 - Laurie Orlov

The more things change…Argentum published a new survey of senior living executives last month, querying execs about tech adoption, including thoughts about AI in senior living. The report (also sponsored by A Place for Mom) compared two sets of responses about tech from 2023 and 2024 – enabling a possible comparison. On the upbeat side, as of 2024, 76% of responders are optimistic about the role AI can play in their organizations. That question was probably not asked in 2023, so there was nothing to compare, but a number of them today are apparently experimenting with AI. They say that the uses are for staffing efficiency, care planning and improved resident interaction. Perhaps a number of them read a most 2024 report from this website, The Future of AI in Senior Living and Care and saw possibilities for improved documentation, staff education, and even the potential for predictive analytics.

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senior living, AgeTech, baby boomers, aging in place, Home Care
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2025 Categories of Technology for Older Adults – Why and What

Tue, 07/01/2025 - 19:07 - Laurie Orlov

Years ago, tech for older adults became a unique category – is it still?  Today most older adults want to use all consumer technology, aka AllTech.  Why?  Because their families and peers do so, for one, and second, (or maybe first), they do not consider themselves old.  A puzzle framework evolved over the years that can encompass ‘AllTech’ but adds supportive tech for those with specific limitations like hearing loss, as well as many other enabling technologies for vision limitations, fall prevention/detection, mobility and transportation needs. The categories of technology have been supercharged as the world of cameras, voice technology, motion sensors, and most recently the addition of machine learning and other AI tools that represent the next generation of utility for older adults. Today, these capabilities are all the more useful -- as life expectancy at 65 extends well into the 80’s for both men and women. (see Market Overview Technology for Aging 2025).

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smart home, Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health, smartphones; wearables
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