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Becoming a Digital Citizen in the new AgeTech World

In a small rural town in northern B.C., there’s excitement in the air as Norma Mackenzie celebrates her 75th birthday, alongside her daughter, Grace, grandson,...

Three AgeTech Trends To Watch For In 2023

The adoption of age-tech among older adults and in post-acute care spaces is increasing significantly. It's being driven by staff shortages, along with demand...

AI-Powered Smart Lamp Helps Prevent Falls

A rapidly aging population globally is driving the need for more age-tech devices to assist older adults to age safely. An exciting development from...

Artificial Intelligence May Help Ease Aging-In-Place Loneliness

In Greene County, New York, two women, mother and daughter, ages 95 and 74, are each living alone but thanks to an artificial-intelligence robot,...

Six Ways to Prepare a Home For Aging In Place

Often, people look to make a home safe for aging when a loved one has an accident or experiences an injury. Rather than reacting...

New Research Planned For Examining How Technology Is Introduced Into The Home To Support Aging in Place

AGE-WELL, Best Buy Health and the Bruyère Research Institute are partnering to look into how technology is introduced into the home to support aging...

The World’s First Artificial-Intelligence Fall Detection and Assistance System

Fall detection devices are not new. But they've all required wearing a device or a pull alarm. The computer vision company Kami Care has...

Aging and The Development of Technologies for Aging in Place

Around the world, we are using more technology in our daily lives, including artificial intelligence, sensors, cloud computing and more. As the agetech market...

Canadian Research Chair Receives $600,000 in Federal Grant Funding to Study Rural Dementia

A researcher at Thompson Rivers University has been awarded a Canadian Research Chair in Nursing and Population Health, including $600,000 in federal grant funding...

Saskatchewan Communities Recognized As Age-Friendly

This week, three communities in Saskatchewan were recognized by the Government of Saskatchewan for their commitment to being age-friendly, as demonstrated through community engagement...

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