Each year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) provides us with amazing demos and concepts, including technology specially designed for seniors and caregivers. The technology showcased this year (Jan 9-12, 2024) to help seniors … [Read more...]
Print This PageGift Shopping for an Elder? Consider These Suggestions from a Top Aging-in-Place Expert
Lisa Cini Helps Seniors Age-in-Place with Technology and Design ModificationsMore and more seniors are seeking to age in place, making it important for them to have the resources they need to thrive in their own home. … [Read more...]
Print This PageCan Carebots Look After Your Senior Loved Ones?
Q. Caregiving for my mother, who has dementia, has been really challenging both physically and emotionally. I admit that I need help, but hiring someone is so expensive and it’s often hard to find the right person, especially with … [Read more...]
Print This PagePart 2: What’s Next for Senior Tech? — Tools that are Transforming the Care and Well-being of Seniors
Technology has changed everyone’s lives and continues to do so every day. In many ways, seniors have some of the greatest needs of anyone in our society and, as such, may have the most potential to be helped by technological … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhat’s Next for Senior Tech? — Tools that are Transforming the Care and Well-being of Seniors in 2021 (Part 1)
Technology adoption among seniors is growing, and there are no signs of it slowing down. Older adults are using smartphones, wearables, voice-powered home assistants, and other smart home technologies with almost the same vigor as … [Read more...]
Print This PageCritter Corner: What New Technology Can Help My Mother Age-in-Place Safely?
Dear Magic,In the past, you’ve published lots of articles on aging-in-place technology. My mother is aging-in-place and I worry about her, since we try not to visit her due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Are there any new … [Read more...]
Print This PageNew Exciting Technology Emerges for Seniors and Caregivers in the 2020’s
Q. I am a caregiver for my 80-year old mother who is in the early stages of dementia. I consider myself to be technologically savvy, but I am not quite sure what is out there that can help me in my role. You used to publish lots … [Read more...]
Print This PageSenior Care Robots are Revolutionizing Health Care in Northern Virginia
Imagine this: An 80-year-old woman named Joan lives alone at home. In the past, she has forgotten to take her medicine and she often gets lonely. Rudy, who is about the size of a typical ten-year-old, comes in and reminds her to … [Read more...]
Print This PageAging On-Demand: Options for Seniors and Caregivers
Jan lives in the same townhouse complex as her mother, Sarah. Jan works in D.C. part-time, and visits her mother every evening, bringing her dinner and helping wherever she needs assistance. Jan is fortunate to have the … [Read more...]
Print This PageNew Models of Support for Aging in Place
Most American seniors choose to live independently as long as possible, while maintaining strong relationships with family and friends. A major concern, however, is access to the support and services they need. There is a growing … [Read more...]
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