Not surprising -- baby boomers don't want to be called Senior Citizens (or, I bet, seniors).
Life Goes Strong -- topics and passions “at the center of this dynamic generation’s everyday lives."
Hearing aids are upgraded to match baby boomer expectations.
A McKnight's article about 'aging in place' replacing long-term care -- through marketing hype.
A poorly researched article from the Chicago Sun-Times on 'new medical alerts'.
And -- no surprise -- video consultations aren't happening.
Is there a connection between collecting data about yourself -- and collecting it about an aging parent? Also see Philips and DirectLife policy change.
Aging in place in Westchester -- more villages (aka intentional communities) ramp up.
Designed by doctors for doctors -- produced impractical or poorly adopted offerings.
About the 2 million people over 55 who are unemployed.
Identifies multiple video chat alternatives -- with, extending, and without a computer.
Barriers cited: privacy and security concerns, licensing and credentialing, connectivity, and questions about the regulatory approach.
The lean start-up process -- a smaller role for VCs -- for Internet companies.
Now that boomers are online, how do they use the Net on behalf of their own health?
A review of a paperback book that can help seniors get started using a range of technologies.
A plethora of programs (not yet funded) to protect seniors.
No mention of any tech, including tech for remote monitoring.
Linked Senior, the first audio entertainment system for the elderly.
BBC study of 11,430 people concludes brain training games do not produce skills more transferrable to improving cognitive fitness than web-browing.
More but still not big: online prescribing represents 12% of prescriptions.
Joseph Coughlin (AgeLab) writes about design considerations for products that will accommodate the 'me' baby boomer generation.
"If a technology ever emerges to cure the inconvenience of getting old, it’ll catch on in Japan, where a gadget-crazy population is aging rapidly."
