- Aging in Place
- Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care at Home
- Bathroom, Eating & Drinking Aids
- Hiring Homecare
- Hiring Home Health Care
- Home Modification
- Home Safety & Fall Prevention
- Hospital Discharge
- Housework, Dressing & Eating Tips
- Injection How-to’s
- Managing Pain
- Exercises & Positioning for the Bedridden
- Senior Driving Issues
Cell Phones for Seniors: What's New Including No-Contract Cell Phones
Can cell phones for seniors—and service—be standard no-contract offerings? We can dream. Recently I watched an elderly man at the Verizon store counter inquiring how he could save money on his cell phone bill based on his usage (he couldn't) and specifically what the contract cancellation terms were (big penalty fee). He departed with a deep sigh. It just wasn't pretty, as anyone who has analyzed the ever-renewing two-year contract experience that is a "feature" of upgrading to a...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
2009 Market Overview of Technology for Aging in Place
Gilbert Guide is pleased to announce today that its Aging in Place Technology expert columnist Laurie M. Orlov has published her 2009 Market Overview of Technology for Aging in Place. Her report categorizes a broad range of technology and services, including consumer hubs like Gilbert Guide that can contribute to boomers and seniors remaining longer in their home of choice. In the overview, Ms. Orlov analyzes the present state of the aging in place industry and then using the...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
The Future of America's Homecare Workers & Quality of Care for our Aging Population
The New York Times recently published an article, Caring for the Caregivers, and while I read the piece I shook my head a few times thinking about the implications of the article and what I know from my perspective in the eldercare industry. One of the first things I learned in this business is that when it is feasible, most people want to age in place, meaning live in their homes with whatever help, be it homecare and/or technology,...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Aging in Place: Home Monitoring Technology
I admit that I am a bit of a nerd; I find survey data very interesting. It’s especially intriguing when it exposes trends that are both counterintuitive and actionable. So it is with two studies that I tackle the questions of senior and caregiver readiness to use home monitoring technology that can help seniors age in place and stay in their homes longer. The first study is the 2008 AARP Healthy@Home survey of 907 seniors age 65+ and 1,023...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Aging in Place Technology: Medication Management & Reminders
I admit it: I often forget to take my fish oil tablet, one of the several tactics my doctor recommends to drive down my bad cholesterol. It’s a fact of life; without constant medication reminders, everyone forgets to take a dose at one time or another. But as we age, the list of medications prescribed by our doctors grows and the number of times per day we have to think about it multiplies. For a growing number of Americans...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
