Category: Aging In Place Technology
By Ben Lewis • October 25, 2011
Actually NPR’s series is not on its death bed but this will be the last day you can catch the series live on the air. Don’t fret because you can find the pod-casts for this week long series (Oct. 17-Oct. 25) that explores aging and the end of life on NPR’s website. Many of us… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Aging Studies, Caregiving, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Examples of People Engaging As They Age, Homecare, Long-Term Care Insurance, SF Bay Area Aging Events, Technology for Seniors
Tagged active and engaged retirement, advice for the golden years, alzheimer's, caregiving and faith while aging, caring for aging parents, death and dying, death and the unknown, end of life, end of life journey, expectations for life after work, families and caregivers, hospice, npr, realities of retirement, retirees, retirement
By Ben Lewis • October 3, 2011
You don’t have to be a teenager to enjoy Facebook! Seniors, even those over 100 (!), are learning how to use Facebook and other social networks to maintain relationships with family and friends. Seniors and Facebook don’t go together like peanut butter and jelly just yet but that is certainly starting to change. Many seniors… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Aging Studies, Computer Lessons for Seniors
Tagged companions for seniors, companionship for seniors, depression, facebook, ivy bean, loneliness, loneliness and seniors, senior using facebook, seniors and facebook, social isolation
By Stacey Palevsky • February 23, 2011
Japanese inventors are developing a wearable sensor to improve the care of its nation’s seniors. The device is not yet ready for commercial use, but already senior caregivers in Japan are talking about the broad implications of the invention, which will be able to track a seniors’ movements with a built-in microphone, camera and motion… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Caregiving, Caring for an Aging Parent, Homecare, Technology for Seniors
Tagged age in place, caregiver, engage as you age, george demiris, homecare, senior caregivers, senior home care, social needs, Technology for Seniors
By Ben Lewis • January 30, 2011
Ben Lewis, the founder of Engage As You Age, will be giving a talk on “Nanatechnology: Gizmos and Gadgets for Seniors, Boomers and Kids” this Thursday, February 3rd, at 6 pm at The City Club of San Francisco. Learn about skype and seniors, the pros and cons of seniors using Ipads and also about many… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Engage As You Age News, SF Bay Area Aging Events, Technology for Seniors
Tagged computer lessons for seniors, nanatechnology, presto, San Francisco, senior, seniors, seniors using ipads, skype and seniors, Technology for Seniors, the city club, the city club of san francisco
By Ben Lewis • January 17, 2011
Intel and GE and have come together (in a 50/50 venture) to “create technology-based solutions that give people confidence to live independently, wherever they are.” They currently have a placeholder website that says that on January 18, 2011 it will be up and running. We’re very curious at Engage As You Age to learn what… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Technology for Seniors
Tagged age in place, assisted living facilities, avenidas village, care innovations, caregiving, eldercare, ge and intel, ge quiet care, homecare, intel health guide, intel reader, marin village, nanatechnology, nursing homes, san francisco village, seniors, seniors and technology, villages for seniors
By Ben Lewis • November 10, 2010
The San Rafael City Hall Council Chambers is hosting a “Senior Care 101: Making Sense of Senior Services” panel discussion on Thursday, Nov. 18th, 2010 from 6:30 till 8:30. The event is sponsored by the San Rafael Public Library and is a great opportunity for elders, seniors, baby boomers, caregivers, and anyone else interested in… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Aging Studies, Caregiving, Engage As You Age News, Long-Term Care Insurance, SF Bay Area Aging Events, Technology for Seniors
Tagged aging in place, alzheimer's, baby boomers, caregivers, dementia, elders, geriatric psychiatry, homecare, resources for seniors in marin county, senior care 101 san rafael, seniors, seniors in marin county
By Ben Lewis • November 3, 2010
Florence Henderson’s (or should we say support.com’s) Floh Club is no more. It launched in the fall of 2009 to a lot of fanfare but is no longer an active website. Last fall there were tons of press releases, videos of Florence and frankly just a lot of hype about this service. We’re not clear… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • October 28, 2010
Our friends at Living Well Assisted Living At Home just emailed us a link to this exercise robot that came out last year. Called the Taizo Exercise Robot and made by Robotix, we’re not sure what people get for their estimated $8,000 price. Our gut tells us that fitness instructors for the elderly don’t have… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • July 27, 2010
Ivy Bean has passed away at the age of 104. Most likely the oldest regular user (if not user) of Facebook, Ivy Bean kept her (at last count) 4,949 friends up to speed with her life. On August, 15, 2008 an article described Ivy as being “the world’s oldest facebook user.” At that time she… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Examples of People Engaging As They Age, Technology for Seniors
Tagged caregiver, companionship for seniors, computer lessons for seniors, facebook for seniors, homecare for seniors, ivy bean passes away, oldest facebook user, san francisco bay area seniors, seniors want to remain in their homes, social visits for seniors
By Ben Lewis • June 27, 2010
The Belvedere-Tiburon Library in Marin County will host a senior week from Tuesday, July 13th through Friday, July 16th. This will be a great event for Marin County residents that are interested in learning about homecare, caregiving, aging in place, Alzheimer’s disease in Marin, dementia and anything else related to being an elder or having… Read more »
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