Aging and Health Tech Watch

Falls are a serious problem among the oldest adults.  No one can question the statistics - falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among adults ages 65 and older, and the fall death rate increased by 21% from 2018 to 2024. The Senate’s...

 A blogger asserts, unquantified, unsupported by any numbers.  But it sounds intriguing, doesn’t it? You picture the unplugging and disconnecting of vo...

This Aging in Place Tech blog was launched officially in 2009. We asked ChatGPT to give the December, 2009 blogs a review and compare them to October, 2025 blogs to see what changed in terms of topics and tone.  In 2009, it detected an emerging market and ...

The recent report from Pew deserves some thought – and much concern.  First look at this chart – then consider (see Figure 1).  Getting information from providers – that sounds positive and most think that information is accurate. Never mind that

If your older family members are like most, they do not want to move to senior living. Life expectancy for the 65+ is another 20 years (both men and women).  For those who love their homes, there is no appeal to spending that 20-year life span in a senior living community, even if viewed as affordable –