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Eldercare robots: ethical, efficient, or eerie?
10/19/2011

A thoughtful discussion of the need for and issues associated with care robots.

Virtual health center allows hospital to expand its reach
10/19/2011

Virtual health center (telehealth) -- expands hospital's reach.

Researchers turn any surface into a touchscreen
10/19/2011

The 'no tablet tablet': imagine that the form factor shrinks substantially. :)

Living Lab Sets Up at a Seniors Residence
10/18/2011

Not the first and, sigh, not the last in the annals of research projects.

LinkedIn: Something for every adult demographic
10/14/2011

And boomers make great use of LinkedIn.

A shoe for wanderers
10/14/2011

More on the GPS shoe. 

Governor Brown signs telehealth advancement act
10/11/2011

Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 415, the Telehealth Advancement Act of 2011, Friday opening the door for far-reaching expansion of telehealth services in California.

Housing costs are becoming more burdensome for the low-income 50+
10/07/2011

Especially for renters and those who haven’t paid off their mortgages.

Retired seniors might be the answer to America's aging problem
10/06/2011

Through the Mature Workers program, retired from one field -- entering the home care field.

Graying workforce -- interviews with aging workers
10/06/2011

Video visits with older workers.

Are cars getting too smart?
10/06/2011

New cars offer too much high-tech distraction.

For seniors wanting to age gracefully at home, there's Virtual Health
10/05/2011

Virtual Health launches subscription-based telehealth in NYC.

At 102, Los Angeles therapist is too busy to stop working
10/05/2011

Los Angeles therapist is "too busy to die.''

Older but wiser - finance
10/05/2011

Be suspicious about advice from anyone under 50.

Using the Web Wisely in a Health Crisis
10/04/2011

Jane Brody offers tips to think about web searching before there is a health crisis.

iPad helps elderly remember, socialize
10/03/2011

Great example of the change enabled by the use of an iPad.

Canadians have healthier life expectancy
10/01/2011

Social connectedness appears to play a key role.

Boomers seen trending toward smaller homes, aging in place
10/01/2011

New report from Harvard (The State of the Nation's Housing 2011) indicates that the majority of boomers want to stay where they are, but some will downsize to smaller homes.

The Caregiver's Dilemma
09/30/2011

An AARP Bulletin article about the risks for caregivers who discuss their circumstances with employers.

GPS Enabled Shoes for People with Alzheimer's
09/27/2011

Forbes article -- the GPS shoe and other monitoring devices are not caregiving solutions in and of themselves.

An aging population creates new jobs
09/26/2011

The aging-related opportunities for baby boomers looking for a second career.

Telehealth market to hit $6.28 billion by 2020
09/21/2011

That's funny -- thought it was $23 billion by 2015, or was it it $6.1 billion or was it...?

Where all work is created equal
09/19/2011

About the growing prevalence of time banks -- in which old and young help others and gain help themselves.

Toolkit helps seniors become savvy savers
09/13/2011

Tool to help seniors save money.

Facebook for Centenarians: Senior Citizens Learn Social Media
09/11/2011

The Atlantic's in-depth article about the positive impact of computer access for the oldest adults.

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