Technology

Many older people who live in the community do so with the help of a support team: family or paid care providers who ensure a safe and manageable environment. Occasionally that team needs a break- maybe a respite from caregiving demands or a temporary absence due to other obligations. What then…

While some of us cling to our paper checkbooks and pencils, the world as we know it is leaving us behind, and banking is moving online.  For many seniors, the thought of managing accounts, paying bills or depositing checks through a computer or a mobile phone is an anathema- yet…

Going to the doctor these days, it’s very likely that you arrive chock full of info about what you think is wrong with you. In fact, data from Google is now used to track public health concerns based on internet searches undertaken when people feel sick. For seniors, however, not…

Less than half of all Americans have arranged their financial affairs and executed a will for their descendants. But even fewer have taken the additional step of putting their digital affairs in order. So much of our lives these days are conducted online, and following your death, no one can…

Less than half of all Americans have arranged their financial affairs and executed a will for their descendants. But even fewer have taken the additional step of putting their digital affairs in order. So much of our lives these days are conducted online, and following your death, no one can…

Auto manufacturer Toyota has designs on your home: actually designs on the helpers in your home. Given that 25% of the Japanese population is over the age of 65, Toyota has determined that it’s next market expansion will be developing affordable helper robots specially designed to care for elderly individuals…