Aging and Health Tech Watch

What’s new in tech and worth a look in the category of products for older adults? Startups and young tech companies continue to offer new products and product enhancements for the older adult market. These latest are targeting check-in capabilities, health and wellness offerings, family caregiving and support for individuals with disabilities. All material ...

Longevity expectations can mislead or inform.  Today’s life expectancy chart for 2026 notes an increase of life expectancy at birth to 79. Of course, that is a silly number to mention among the

Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine were groundbreakers in the 1970s.  Gloria Steinem died this week at the age of 92 after (literally) a lifetime of activism on behalf of women. More than 50 years ago, Ms. Magazine launched with 300,000 subscribers and Wonder Woman on the cover.  It also formalized a medium for discussion of the

You probably don’t think about crossword puzzles much.  Maybe you should – the research points to their utility (along with the even-more-important exercise and

Older adults are clearly more tech proficient today… On the positive side, data sources show that older adults are more proficient today than in years past – why? Because of necessity.  Consider smartphones and enabling apps, software like FaceTime, social media tech, TV remotes. It is difficult to function at all without these skills.  They can be discovere...