Technology

SAN DIEGO–Triple W, an innovator of connected health devices, has announced the availability of the professional version of DFree®, the first wearable device for urinary incontinence. DFree Professional is designed for use by hospitals, senior care facilities and in-home care agencies, to help manage the care of patients with bladder control issues. DFree …

TEMPE, AZ–Seniors use digital technology in their daily lives more than you might think, according to a new study from the market research team at Zion & Zion, a top-ranked, full-service, national marketing agency. The full report is available here. The findings of the report have numerous implications for managing …

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL–CarePredict, the leading digital health company for senior care, has been selected as one of the five companies to win the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation’s Accessibility Contest at CES 2019. The CTA Foundation is a national organization with the mission to link seniors and people with disabilities …

RALEIGH, NC–The development of tech for older adults has always lagged behind based on the misconception that “seniors do not like or want technology.” Kuldip Pabla, SVP of engineering for K4Connect, a technology company that creates solutions for older adults and individuals living with disabilities, knows otherwise. As the fastest …

BOSTON, MA–Eversound recently partnered with Commonwealth Senior Living to host a silent disco event for its residents. The event took place October 30 in Norfolk, Virginia, and had the theme of “Dancing Through the Decades.” With nearly 200 attendees from six different assisted living locations, including residents, staff, family, and …

WEBSTER, NY–RCare, maker of wireless nurse call and monitoring solutions, and vcpi, outsourced IT support for senior housing, announced their joint initiative to provide a more comprehensive and seamless technical solution for the installation and support of advanced nurse call and monitoring solutions. For over a decade, RCare has been providing …

SAN FRANCISCO–For a number of age-related reasons, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in seniors, and when left undiagnosed and untreated, can lead to the deadly and quickly-escalating condition called sepsis. New highly sensitive wearables and other devices can accurately predict and alert caregivers to sepsis and UTIs, greatly improving …

RALEIGH, NC, and PITTSBURGH–Vincentian Collaborative System, a CMS five-star rated non-profit health care and human services organization with ministries across Allegheny County, and K4Connect, a mission-centered technology company that creates solutions that serve and empower older adults and individuals living with disabilities, today announced a strategic partnership to deploy K4Connect’s smart …

NEW YORK–Somatix®, a provider of a wearable-assisted, gesture detection RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) platform, today announced the launch of SafeBeing™, designed for passive monitoring of elderly individuals’ ADLs (Activities of Daily Living), such as sleeping, drinking, walking and medication intake, as well as real time alerting of falling and wandering. …

COLUMBIA, MO–Nursing homes are adopting new information technologies and seeing quality of care improve as a result, including significant decreases in urinary tract infections, patients reporting moderate to severe pain and patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers, according to new research from the University of Missouri. Health care providers …