Meeting the preferences of aging family, but harming caregiver's own prospects.
Montgomery County Commission on Aging, September, 2024
Researchers are creating a portable fall prediction monitoring system for early detection of fall risks.
Home Instead article about problems resulting from 40% of the 75-plus population (6.7 million) people living alone.
Canadian tech entrepreneurs focus on the "modern senior,growing older but unwilling to compromise on lifestyle."
Self-test and monitoring using wireless health technologies in the home.
Walt Mossberg has faint praise for the Telikin PC for boomers/seniors.
Aging is not only an immediate personal issue but also a salient factor in crucial public policies, such as pensions, health, and long-term care.
"The economic data are sending an aging, insecure workforce a clear message: Don’t retire yet."
A podcast with Jane Gross, author of The Bittersweet Season, about caring for her mother at end of life.
Who knew there was a Co-Housing Association of the United States?
Making assisted living more appealing to men.
Costing $78K, potentially available 2015.
Ignoring demographics by too much focus on the young.
Thinking about longevity, what kind of world will we need or want?
New design of an age-friendly handset.
Goal: create a workforce that is attuned to the new positive aging movement.
An article about mobile PERS by an executive of LifeComm.
Alzheimer's Association presents clinical trials, new treatment possibilities.
Concerns about standards for electronic health records.
Philadelphia, Portland, NY experiment with ways to accomodate an older age wave.
Boomers lack a plan for aging in place: MIT Age Lab/The Hartford study.