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4/26/2018

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Some of the newer tech products to help seniors live more safely.
  • There is one powered by a smartphone app that provides a virtual-check-in between wearer and caregiver.
  • Another that uses Amazon Echo Dot to enable older adults to receive voice reminders and call for help. It includes a sensor and GPS technology to determine the way a person lives--time spent sleeping, in the kitchen etc.--and alerts people in their care circle if they have exceeded their threshold for being in the room.​
  • Then there is a belt-mounted device to detect falls and automatically notify selected contacts, and
  • A company that has a new product that replaces existing stove knobs with intelligent knobs that are able to track when a stove has been turned off and on.

By the numbers according to University of New Hampshire researchers:
  • By 2030 statistics indicate that 1 in 5 Americans will be over 65
  • Older adults are no longer moving from one state to another because of estate or inheritance taxes
  • Fewer than 1 percent of the elderly move across state lines in any given year
  • Maintaining leg strength and using very light weights are factors in maintaining health and independence
  • E-mailing, Facebook and searching the web help seniors stay connected 
 
Learn More:
https://www.ageinplacetech.com/blog/five-technology-offerings-older-adults-april-2018?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AgingInPlaceTechnologyWatch+%28Aging+In+Place+Technology+Watch%29
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