Articles on "Technology for Seniors"
High-Tech Music Therapy Delivers Results in Retirement Community
Residents respond quickly to personalized iPod playlists and laser beam music technology Bethany Village has seen surprisingly rapid and positive results through two new high-tech music therapies for residents in assisted living and skilled nursing at the continuing care retirement community. One program has put 48 iPods and personalized playlists into the hands (and ears) of residents age 85 to 97. Another tool, Beamz, lets residents create music by interacting with laser beams, offering a unique and motivating type of [...]
MIT Engineers Create “Old Age Suit” – Video
AGNES (Age Gain Now Empathy System) Overview AGNES is a suit worn by students, product developers, designers, engineers, marketing, planners, architects, packaging engineers, and others to better understand the physical challenges associated with aging. Developed by AgeLab researchers and students, AGNES has been calibrated to approximate the motor, visual, flexibility, dexterity and strength of a person in their mid-70s. AGNES has been used in retail, public transportation, home, community, automobile, workplace and other environments. A Closer Look Knee and [...]
Thoughts on Aging Technology from the Consumer Electronic Show (CES)
Every year thousands gather in Las Vegas to get a glimpse at the newest technology products and ideas. In a sea of flat screen televisions and gadgets for geeks there are quite of few products and companies that are focusing on health care, aging and disability technology. Below are a few links to so articles and blog posts that will give you an idea of what you missed if you weren’t at CES! Silvers Summit/ Digital Health 2012 – Louis [...]
Top Products for Age 50+ Honored at Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
In its first annual Sterling Award competition, sponsored by AARP, Silvers Summit organizers today unveiled the five category winners, Silvers Choice winner and Innovator Award recipient during its 4th annual Silvers Summit conference held here at Consumer Electronics Show. Award winners were chosen by the expert panel of judges in the following five categories: Health & Wellness – Company: GrandCare Systems, Product: GC HomeBase Education/Continued Learning – Company: LiveMocha, Product: LiveMocha Entertainment – Company: My Gait LLC, Product: My Gait [...]
Opportunities and Barriers for Technology in Aging Services – Case Studies
LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) recently released a series of 18 member case studies highlighting how providers are using technology to change their business model and how technology is changing and improving their work for older adults. Each study in the publication, Preparing for the Future: Developing Technology-Enabled Long-Term Services and Supports for a New Population of Older Adults, offers insights into how the organization examined how technology could help them develop new business models that meet the [...]
Assisted Living RV Park?
Ironically, I just returned from a week of traveling throughout New England in an RV with my family to find this article in the New York Times. Many of the people that we met in the RV parks we stayed at were retirees. Most sold their homes and were either living in the park or traveling the country in their RV “full time”. This is definitely not what most of us would define as “aging in place”! The Rainbow’s End [...]
Debating the ethics of using robots in eldercare
A recent workshop in Oklahoma explored the ethics of using robots in caregiving settings. The workshop, hosted by Oklahoma City University professors Ted Metzler and Susan Barnes focused on robot ethics, particularly in regard to elder care. “There are two sides to this,” said Barnes, OCU’s chair of Transformative and Global Education. “One is, are we dealing with ethical questions when we assign robots to interact with humans who are elderly and vulnerable? The second is, can robots make ethical [...]
People on the Move – AFRAME DIGITAL RECEIVES NIH/NIA GRANT FOR RESEARCH IN HEALTH MONITORING TECHNOLOGY FOR SENIORS
Research grant in coordination with the University of Virginia and Vinson Hall senior independent living facility will investigate the use of a non-intrusive system to gather information regarding an individual’s daily activities. Results from this study will enable further research regarding use of the system to assess seniors’ risk of falls and injury. AFrame Digital announced today the award of a follow-on grant from the National Institute of Health/National Institute on Aging for further research in falls reduction using its [...]
Center for Technology and Aging Makes Investment in 5 Technologies
The Center for Technology and Aging (CTA) will invest a total of $477,150 in five organizations to demonstrate the best ways to implement mobile health (mHealth) technologies for older adults with chronic health conditions. CalOptima, Orange County, Calif.: Preventing or delaying transitions of Medicare members with heart disease to higher levels of care settings by using mHealth and wireless solutions. Family Services Agency of San Francisco: Using a cloud-based electronic health record with a tablet-based touchscreen assessment and care planning [...]
How HAM Radio Can Change The Lives of Retirement Community and Nursing Home Residents!
Last week I was interviewing some residents at Collington, a continuing care retirement community in suburban Maryland. The article will be published next month, but I couldn’t wait to share this wonderful clip that is a fantastic example of person-centered living and the power of community! I hope you enjoy it.
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