Personalized, Customized Tablets Part of Tech-empowered Healthy Living for Seniors with Dementia
by Lee Rickwood
Customized smart tablets were developed to empower seniors to be independent, safe, and engaged in their health and well-being.
Tag: senior tech
Talking Safe Tech and Cyber Hygiene for Seniors Month, Elder Awareness Day
by Lee Rickwood
Two thirds of Canadians say they’ve been personally targeted by online scams and fraudsters at least once. Worldwide, people age 60 and over lost a combined $3.4 billion to fraud in 2023.
The Digital Leap in Reverse Mortgages: A New Era for Living Legacies
By Yasmin Ranade
The emergence of ‘living legacies’ has dawned. More Canadians are choosing to create a living legacy—gifting money to their children and grandchildren during their lifetime.
Can AI Bring Hope? Using Technology to Detect Depression and Anxiety in Aging Adults
A group of Canadian health care specialists, researchers and technologists is using Wi-Fi-based motion sensor data to detect depression in older adults. The research, conducted at McGill University and the Mila-Quebec AI Institute, looked into how artificial intelligence can be…
Senior Techies Enjoy Fun, Games, Virtual Connectivity and Real Community
Skiing, shipbuilding…and seniors? Collingwood is known, among other things, for its recreational opportunities. But it’s also home to two companies offering valuable tech-related products and services to senior citizens in Ontario, across Canada, and in the U.S.
Aging in the Digital Age: Canadian Technology Supports Growing Seniors Population
by Lee Rickwood
There’s little doubt the sophistication and capabilities of technology designed to support seniors is increasing on a daily basis through the efforts of companies like these, and many others.
Heart Health Month: Tech to Keep Tabs On Your Vitals
By Christine Persaud
Did you know that February is Heart Health Month? There’s so much health tech nowadays designed to help you monitor your heart health and provide alerts, insights, and suggestions.
Canadian Competition Seeks Tech & Innovative Solutions to Improve Care for Older Adults
By Yasmin Ranade
The National Impact Challenge 2023 ‒ Bold Innovations for Living, is a competition that will bring together selected finalists from across Canada to pitch their technology, innovative program or service for aging with choice and dignity in Canada.