senior care

Stony Brook University experts describe key design points for a successful in-home senior-health-monitoring system, and their efforts to develop such a tool.

The company, known for its ElliQ countertop AI device for seniors, is also working on personal assistant software for cars and other use cases.

Data from 19 studies suggest emotional benefits for those living in homes, but stress that the simulated pets won't be accepted by every senior.

 The tool was designed to help senior living providers track and manage the delivery of their services and medications.

Developing these strategies and tools will be "critical" for the federal government as it manages the rapidly growing senior population, the report's authors wrote.

The digital homecare company will help bring its long-time partner to scale.

Alongside device support, the Philips Cares app offers caretakers shared reminders, access to emergency services and data analysis features.

This is the company's first new phone since 2016, and since its $800M acquisition by Best Buy earlier this month.

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Iora Health, a digitally-enabled primary care provider that focuses on the senior Medicare population, announced yesterday that it has closed $100 million in Series E financing.

A recent investigation of seniors with mild cognitive impairment suggested that pairing regular exercise with mental stimuli — in this case, screens depicting a virtual bike ride or an exercise-driven video game — could lead to greater cognitive benefits than prescribed exercise alone.