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AGE-WELL: Harnessing technologies to boost health, wellness and quality of life by Marilynn Larkin, MA
Despite frequent announcements of new offerings, it's difficult at times to come up with meaningful technologies targeting older-adult wellness to showcase in this column. So, I was pleased to learn that AGE-WELL--officially, Aging Gracefully across Environments using Technology to Support Wellness, Engagement and Long Life Network of Centres of Excellence, Inc.--supports the development and commercialization of such technologies. AGE-WELL launched in March 2015 with CAD$36.6 million in funding for 2015-2020 from the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program. Through NCE, the Canadian government promotes a collaborative approach to social, health and economic issues, including aging.
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'Telehealth program promotes older-adult health and well-being by Marilynn Larkin, MA
In 2013, while working with MetLife's Mature Market Institute as assistant vice-president and director of Gerontology and Research, John Migliaccio, PhD, consulted informally for Westchester County, New York, laying the groundwork for what would become the Telehealth Intervention Program for Seniors (TIPS). When MetLife decided to close the Institute, Migliaccio was hired by the County to help put the TIPS proposal together. And he was later named project director once the program started. "There was no program like [TIPS] in existence, which was part of the challenge and the excitement," Migliaccio recalls of those early days. "We knew we wanted to deliver health services to older adults in need, but we had to create all the policies, procedures, and operational protocols from scratch, and they had to be continually expanded and updated." Simply put, TIPS provides remote patient monitoring of vital signs as a preventive strategy to enable adults ages 60+ to remain in the community. The program also offers a range of "wraparound services" .... The Journal on Active Aging recently talked to Migliaccio to learn more about TIPS, the benefits to participants, and the outcomes achieved.
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Jack York talks technology, aging and dementia
"There is a lot to be cynical about and perhaps even to fear with technology," states Jack York, BS, president and cofounder of It's Never 2 Late (iN2L), a Colorado-based company that helps older adults realize the full benefits of engagement technology. "If we slow down and take a deep breath, it is stunning how different our world has become in a few short years. But I've been involved in technology and aging for almost 20 years," York says, "and I believe the tech tools at our fingertips today are transforming this area in ways more positive than negative." Enriched with client feedback, iN2L works to ensure that technology to engage residents includes people living with dementia. "It's fascinating to see the outcomes, and the possibilities," York shares. "And it's often not that complicated."
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"Wearables 3.0": Exploring new tools for health and wellness by Colin Milner
The first pedometer, according to some accounts, was a windup watch created in 1780 to measure steps and distance. Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Perrelet based the device on his 1777 mechanism to power a self-winding (or automatic) watch with the wearer's movements while walking. Leap forward to 2018. We now have a vast array of tools to help us measure our steps-from digital apps to smartwatches to, yes, pedometers. Those pedometers are what Stanford University's Ken Smith, MS, calls "wearables 1.0," the start of wearable tools. From this beginning, we have moved on to "wearables 2.0," says Smith. We use the new form of wearable tools to track activities and behaviors such as nutrition and exercise. Yet, it is the emergence of what he calls "wearables 3.0" that is set to change how we manage our health and well-being, Smith believes.
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'Ginna Baik talks technology and senior living
CDW Healthcare's Ginna Baik is passionate about "building new business solutions that make a difference," according to HealthTech Magazine, a company-powered website. At CDW Healthcare, Baik is responsible for leading strategic business development initiatives in the senior care market. In 2014, she joined the Illinois-based company, a leading provider of technology solutions and services for the healthcare market, after holding senior roles in long-term care and senior living. For this special technology issue, the Journal on Active Aging asked Baik to share some of her perspectives on technology and senior living. Here's what she had to say.
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"New era" solutions: Emerging technologies to improve quality of life by Colin Milner
There is one simple truth about the 1.6 billon adults worldwide who are over age 50: They all have challenges that technology can play a role in improving. From health and wellness to communications and transportation, the opportunity is immense for any organization that will listen, learn, create, implement and deliver technological solutions that can help meet this population's diverse-and growing-needs, wants and expectations, not to mention their aspirations. Active-aging organizations seek to embrace new and existing technologies while planning for what is on the horizon, so I asked industry leader Bryan O'Rourke to explore this question for the Journal on Active Aging's technology issue. The seasoned executive, investor, board member and advisor has worked with many global brands and organizations in technology, health and fitness. Let's jump right into the discussion.
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