Technology

• Checklist - High-Tech Solutions to Aging-in-Place Dilemmas

  Most elderly parents want to live independently. New technological innovations can make aging in place safer, easier, and more pleasant.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Online Access for the Elderly? You Bet!

  The elderly are going online at the same rate as younger people.Here's a look at new technologies that can stave off social isolation for aging-in-place elders.

• Blog Post - A Brave New World for the Old

  Find out how new gadgets and technologies, like housecleaning robots and Personal Emergency Response Systems, can make living safer and more comfortable for seniors.

• Blog Post - A Stay-at-Home "Nursing Home"

  The I-House, a stay-at-home nursing home, is a "smart house" for seniors, the latest entry in a trend toward high-tech aging in place.

• Blog Post - Caregiving: Does it Have to Be This Hard?

  A summary of caregiving in the U.S. in 2008: some statistics and how it got this way

• Blog Post - Desperately Seeking Senior Care Specialists

  A shortage of senior care doctors concerns baby boomers and their aging parents; find tips on how to locate a geriatric specialist.

• Blog Post - New Screening Technology Catches Cancer Better Than Mammograms

  A new screening technology, molecular breast imaging or MBI, caught three times the number of cancers in women with dense breast tissue as mammography in a Mayo Clinic study.

• Blog Post - Robots and Other High-Tech Solutions Help Seniors Stay at Home

  New high-tech monitoring systems allow seniors to age in place with greater safety and freedom, but also raise privacy concerns.

• Blog Post - Vision Problems: New Ways to "Read" When Older Eyes Fail

  For seniors losing their eyesight, there's a world of services to help them read. Here are some big ones.

• Blog Post - New Fall Prevention Tools Keep Seniors Steady

  Falls are a leading cause of injury and death among seniors. New fall prevention technology can help prevent falls among seniors.

• Blog Post - Behind-the-Wheel Safety for Older Drivers

  Car makers and others are gearing up for an increase in the number of older drivers over the next decade.

• Blog Post - Big Brother is Watching....Mom and Dad

  A new breed of high-tech retirement community is using technology to monitor seniors with dementia and other conditions, offering new freedoms while raising privacy concerns.

• Blog Post - Technological Advances Keep Seniors Safe on the Road

  New technologies in the works will help keep seniors safe on the road -- and help them live independently in their own homes longer.

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