The reality feels more like a high-tech band-aid on a profoundly human problem.
New AI-powered apps and gadgets are built for older adults at home.
Adults aged 50+, however, did not share this assertion.
Policy recommendations for addressing weaknesses in AI and how government is deferring to companies.
Why senior living's first attempt at using robots was a flop.
Ask and you shall receive – approximately. How many health apps are available for the iPhone? Says Google – there are 60,000 health apps (eliminating the medical category) in the App Store. Grok says 76,451, ChatGPT says 82,000. And ChatGPT, as a good spy, went a step further, though not asked – claiming that there is no official count of apps for aging in place, caregiving, dementia, hearing, and medication management. And Apple does not count these as a separate category anyway.
Each month brings new offerings into the marketplace. Or getting ready to enter the marketplace by launching a pilot or other announcement. As is often the case, new offerings include AI enabled tools for connection and or fall prevention. This month brings an unusual addition – a guide to Humanoid Robots from RobixOne. And further, patenting Balance as a vital sign (!). Here are five announcements from September-October, 2026:
Lots of blah-blah about AI and risk these days.