Updated March 5, 2019!
“Alexa is an absolute lifeline. I’d be bored stiff without her.”
Bad design reflects poorly on company (see article about Apple) and hurts elderly.
FinTech firms start to cater to older people and their adult children.
That mark — a new all-time high — is a 15% increase over the previous year.
Spend a fraction of the $8 billion invested in digital health companies alone last year.
Washington, DC, May 22-25, 2019
CALA, Monterey, CA, June 3, 2019
Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit, Berkeley, CA, June 5-6, 2019
2019 LTC InsurTech, Washington, DC, May 30, 2019
DC Longevity Summit, December, 2019
Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone’s family lived next door? Maybe. The reality is that people move. A lot. Out of California, in big numbers. Into Florida (from the Northeast) in big numbers. In fact, 10% of the population moved in just one year, 2012-2013. And most Americans don’t move to be near family. Which explains the vast numbers of people aged 80+ in retiree-attracting locations who have no family nearby. One can speculate as to why, but likely the locations in which they settled, while great for recreation activities, may have limited job prospects or job growth.
A study found that being isolated from family and friends linked to a 26% higher death risk over seven years.
AARP research on social isolation and its implications.
Study: Maintaining social relationships and mobility in old age are so important for general well-being that some will go to extreme lengths to keep active.
