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Elder care goes high tech
06/17/2011


LA Times discovers new tech (which has been around for a while) to help seniors remain in their homes.

Waltham firm seeks to improve communications for seniors
06/16/2011


VoiceFriend works as a Web-based platform voice messaging in senior housing.

AARP: Inside E Street video on trends in housing and baby boomers
06/15/2011


Andrew Carle and Mary Jo Peterson interviewed on future housing options and trends.

Toll of caring for the elderly rises
06/14/2011


Lifetime cost of caring rises to upwards of $300K.

Most aging baby boomers will face poor mobility options
06/14/2011


People live where the transportation systems are not.

Great Call safety survey reveals Americans unprepared
06/14/2011


Survey reveals that Americans do not take appropriate safety precautions.

Assistive technology devices help make home a safer place
06/12/2011

Technologies to mitigate aspects of dementia help protect individuals from associated risks.

Technology keeps us close
06/12/2011


Compressing time/distance between grandparents, grandchildren.

Missed meds cost more than $250 billion per year
06/11/2011

USA Today: Study with Express Scripts suggests mail order process could help.

Automated dosing reminder study finds increased adherence
06/10/2011


Study demonstrates that automated reminders do help with medication management.

Daily money management services keep seniors independent
06/10/2011


Services for paying the bills and balancing the checkbook to giving to charity, filing insurance claims, managing investment income.

87 and on YouTube
06/10/2011

SelfHelp (Source for Independent Living) and Microsoft partner to continue progress on the Virtual Senior Center in New York.

Communicating with Elder Relatives
06/08/2011

Study: Computer and phone user-interfaces, do not generally distinguish between caller and person called.

Don't Come Back, Hospitals Say
06/07/2011


Hospital readmission prevention program includes everything EXCEPT technology. Louise doesn't count.

Ecumen: Age Wave = Change Wave
06/07/2011


Short video about aging population change and implications.

Telecom providers see opportunity in telemedicine
06/01/2011

IDC advice to carriers  includes: "Engage caregivers who look after a loved one. They have a vested interest."

A quarter of American Internet users have placed phone calls online
05/31/2011


Note that 18% of responders who said that they did are 65+.  Could this be Skype?

Social Life and Mobility Are Keys to Quality of Life in Old Age
05/30/2011

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.

Writing About Alzheimer's Gets Complicated
05/25/2011

Thoughtful analysis of issues and current hype about Alzheimer's diagnosis and possible cures.

Backyard cottages sprout like mushrooms
05/24/2011

So-called granny flats -- only one-third used for older adult family -- are becoming more popular as zoning changes.

Home quandaries are more difficult
05/24/2011


When the house value drops underwater -- is it still a retirement asset?

The computer will see you now - telehealth programs catch on
05/24/2011


Bedside interactive voice monitors for cardiac patients.

Thriving industry - study shows 100,000 senior caregivers to be hired in 2011
05/24/2011


Home care work is an expanding field, adding 100,000 in 2011 alone.

Your future Ford may track your heart rate
05/24/2011


Gee, that sounds like a good idea (not).

For health IT firms, regulatory questions abound
05/23/2011


Should (and do) emerging health tech firms obtain FDA approval of their products?

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