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Five New Technologies for Older Adults
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Colleagues,
As reported by Laurie Orlov, a technology industry veteran, writer, speaker, elder care advocate, and founder of the blog and market research firm, Aging in Place Technology Watch, the What's Next Boomer Business Summer 2013 forum at the Aging in America Conference 2013 earlier this month offered five new products/services listed below.
(Note: as a disclaimer, the descriptions come from each product's respective websites. When and if you click on any single link, for a few of the products you'll notice there is a shortage of information -- it really kept us guessing!)
- CareMerge. "People over the age of 65 are the heaviest users of the health care system, but care coordination is difficult with limited senior facility staff having to communicate with sometimes up to seven outside stakeholders (physicians, specialists, therapists and family members, for example) for each resident, in order to make timely care decisions. Caremerge is helping providers connect and exchange significant information faster."
- CareSquared. "CareSquared was founded by a group of individuals that shared the same concern that many do when faced with the need to place a loved one in a long-term care facility - how to ensure that our loved one's quality of life remains good. We developed ElderVisit and EnVision to help bridge both the distance and information gap between nursing home patients and their loved ones to help ensure that quality of life."
- CareTreeMe. A care coordination system focused on home health, "CareTree is a software-as-a-service platform with an online portal that centralizes information and automates communication between all of the branches of care stakeholders: the family, caregivers, doctors and the client. The product makes communication and coordination between families and caregivers simple, no matter where you are located. Easy access to all the information from one secure location."
- Numera Libris. "Numera Libris gives today's active seniors and their family's freedom, security and the ability to manage their health at home or away. Numera Libris travels virtually anywhere delivering the functionality of a personal health device with a Mobile Emergency Response Service (MPERS). Libris allows an individual to upload biometric measurements from a variety of wireless health devices and instantly send that information securely to their health care team, including family, friends, and healthcare professionals."
- SingFit for Seniors. "SingFit Silver & Gold™ is a pioneering new program that brings the health- and wellness-enhancing power of fully immersive music-making to senior care. Available through Apple mobile devices, SingFit programming taps into the super powers of mega-hit songs, most people's inherent love of singing and a growing body of research revealing that music-making is a terrific way to help promote cognitive and physical fitness at almost any age."
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