The oldest baby boomers turn 80 in less than a year, and the senior housing market is moving from glut to shortage.
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04/18/2012
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04/17/2012
Study concludes that telehealth monitoring not effective at keeping patients out of the hospital.
04/13/2012
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04/12/2012
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04/12/2012
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04/10/2012
AARP article describes research about robots, medication reminding/dispensing, and telehealth.
04/10/2012
"...To improve access to care for veterans who have health conditions and have difficulty traveling to hospitals."
04/09/2012
Note home health and home care job growth.
04/05/2012
Reflecting that 14% of people age 50+ with a hearing impairment actually use hearing aids.
04/03/2012
From ASA -- Dychtwald, Gail Sheehy, et al. on the new world of aging.
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Nuance Communications and its Dragon systems, the technology behind Siri.
03/29/2012
Caring.com survey indicates importance of boomer caregiver role.
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