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Forbes Technology Council outlines ideas about...
Kudos to the Forbes Technology Council! Their post, 20 Untapped Tech Opportunities to Serve Older Adults was a great addition to the write-ups about tech for older adults. Hopefully it was seen by entrepreneurs considering market entry with a new invention, including the innovators/investors at the What’s Next Longevity Venture Summit in Berkeley, underway today.
Minding the broadband access age gap
Census data shows what models, samples and estimates cannot. Actual responses surveying access to technology can highlight regional gaps in broadband access – despite all the talk about broadband availability ‘everywhere’ and multiple federal programs over the years trying to make it so. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) explains why broadband access is important, even
2025 Categories of Technology for Older...
Years ago, tech for older adults became a unique category – is it still? Today most older adults want to use all consumer technology, aka AllTech. Why? Because their families and peers do so, for one, and second, (or maybe first), they do not consider themselves old. A puzzle framework evolved over the years that
Justice in Aging Comments on Treasury...
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Justice in Aging’s Comments on California...
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Five observations from The Future of...
Executives see the possibilities for AI in home care. Home care and home health care are labor intensive industries. Hands-on work is historically preceded and followed by paper-based documents and tracking tools. However, it is increasingly likely that home care companies will move quickly past ‘Year One’ of AI as the labor-saving benefits are seen
27 Proven Preventive Health Screening Tests...
This is the fifth in a series of posts covering the Healthy Aging Checklist, which is my list of six fundamental activities that will help any older adult maintain the best possible health while aging. They are: In this post, I’ll cover recommended preventive health screening guidelines and other prevention services for older
The unrelenting existence of Yoga
Yoga as a form of exercise continues to be ever popular. From being first invented thousands of years ago, its unchallenged effectiveness and benefits have made it survive civilizations, centuries, and generations. Thousands of books have been written on Yoga and it continues to be rediscovered in different forms. Now recent medical research sheds light
The Psychological Impact Of a Dementia...
Dementia is a progressive condition that affects cognitive function and is often associated with older adults. However, it can also develop in younger individuals, even in their 40s or 50s. For those who are aware of their symptoms, the diagnosis brings emotional and psychological challenges at any age. Whether diagnosed in the 50s, 60s or
Bringing age to the stage |...
Challenging stereotypes through creativity The participants’ writing has taken many different forms – some have written poetry, others thrillers – and it’s this variety of creative expression that’s breaking down boundaries just as much as the age of its writers. Collaborating and discussing ideas at the group Collaborating and discussing
