This detecting device adjusts the light level along several pathways if it senses that the room light is too low to prevent falls. It also learns a person’s activity patterns, using artificial intelligence, and alerts the system of any changes that might indicate that a fall is probable. Together these functions account for up to a 75% reduction in falls in residential care settings.
January 2021 marked the first all-virtual CES, yet drew over 3,000 exhibitors and many thousand virtual attendees globally. And the winner is… Notably, the Innovations Award winner in the Health and Wellness “wearables” category is a hearing aid solution called WIDEX MOMENT™, the first developer to utilize artificial intelligence to naturally replicate the sound of the human voice in real time.
If you’ve ever tried to use a walker in snowy conditions, you know that the walker legs, with their rubber tips, tend to get stuck in the snow, making forward mobility a major winter challenge.
#TechTuesday Continuing with our January topic of winter fall prevention, we bring you YakTrax walkers. YakTrax are stretchy rubber straps that pull on over the soles of your shoes or boots, and have metal coils…
#TechTuesday Among older adults, falls are the most common cause of traumatic head injury, and icy walkways are a very common cause of winter falls. In an online article on the Mayo Clinic website, Minnesota…
#TechTuesday Do you like to read and miss your book club? Pour yourself a glass of Chardonnay and check out the Senior Planet Virtual Book Club. They just finished reading the award-winning book by Minnesota…
#TechTuesday Check out Senior Planet’s long list of ideas to overcome feeling “all dressed up with nowhere to go.” Staff has compiled a long list of Stuck-at-Home Guides with enough events and opportunities to fill…
#TechTuesday This December Cassia Tech Tuesdays will feature several of the myriad online resources for seniors accessible on the Senior Planet website. Originally founded as Older Adult Technology Services (OATS), the Senior Planet organization has…
Helping residents stay in touch with their loved ones and personal passions during a pandemic means taking a creative approach with technology.
Two memory cafés in the Twin Cities were created in the past two years to offer support to those with dementia and their family members or care partners. Emerald Crest, Augustana Open Circle and Augustana…
