Eighteen percent of unemployed Americans 55 and older said they borrowed from family or friends other than adult children, while one in 25 reported moving in with family or friends to save money,
Many older adults will find it increasingly difficult to live in their communities and may have to consider institutional care
Budget cutbacks and freezes are chipping away at services aimed at the elderly and frail.
Include architectural students in design of homes that can be adapted with technology as a person's needs change with age.
YARP -- Yet another research project funded by an NSF grant.
Doctors may be overly enthusiastic about hospital admission -- and readmission in some regions.
Boomers may be growing percentage of victims of investment schemes that drain their savings.
Boston Children's Hospital is sending patients home with the Vgo robot.
Americans aged 65 and older are more likely than their younger counterparts to maintain a positive mood with fewer hours of social time.
Venture capitalist offers a mixed review of the mHealth Summit in DC, attended by 3600, exhibited by 300, but what's it mean? Not much.
"Shockingly few companies are providing pragmatic technologies to aid these 40 million people in their lives."
Areas driving the growth are wearable monitoring devices that will transmit data to handsets using ultralow power, according to ABI's Nov. 23 report.
Architect and gerontologist are interviewed about the 'unassisted living' world of future aging boomers.
Information Week list of 12 technologies for monitoring, improving, managing health.
People 90 and older now comprise 4.7 percent of the age 65+ population.
Interesting application of fabric -- like gloves, carpet.
Home health hub will support personal emergency response in the home.
