Every year, falls among older Americans result in about 3.6 million ER visits and 1.2 million hospital stays, costing roughly $80 billion.
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The CEO of the International Council on Active Aging summed up the game's popularity with one word, "explosion."
10/29/2009
In the dubious title category, Eric Taub writes about the growing use among seniors of e-mail and other tech.
10/28/2009
The move of boomers from suburbs to car-free city condominiums has not and may never happen.
10/27/2009
Seniors will need to decide whether to embrace these tools -- libraries are also getting into it.
10/22/2009
Google and other search tools keep your brain sharp.
10/20/2009
For those seniors with diminishing vision, note the mention of the iPod touch with spoken commands and a GPS device that reads streets and store names aloud.
10/19/2009
AARP in this South Florida area picks up costs for those who cannot pay.
10/19/2009
Appears not to matter how much or whethr it is part-time or self-employment.
10/18/2009
Could the resolve to remain self-sufficient in later life be self-defeating?
10/18/2009
Daughter gives mother a computer -- she goes to training.
10/15/2009
Camera worn around the neck during the day -- helps to prompt memory.
10/12/2009
Obvious question if this is proven, shouldn't cognitive fitness software act more like video games?
10/12/2009
A business starts up in California to connect young people to isolated seniors.
10/07/2009
Services and community form around the residents who continue to live at home.
10/07/2009
Rebranded to not constrain participation to any specific age. If AARP can move down-age, why not ElderHostel?
10/05/2009
A 'perfect storm' of funding cuts threaten closure of US nursing homes, say industry officials.
10/03/2009
No surprise: "Technology has advanced to the point that telemedicine is beginning to blur into the normal daily routine of a doctor."
10/03/2009
As usually, no technology mentioned -- not even where the phone is -- but otherwise a good list.
09/29/2009
Remote monitoring of patients will be a significant market globally.
09/29/2009
Information Week notes that wireless technologies like LoJack are useful.