Technology

Research trials and case reports have suggested that the Nintendo Wii video game system might be a useful falls reduction tool. The WiiFit™ has games…

Computer and internet skills are becoming ever more important as agencies and businesses move information and services online. Older adults are increasingly likely to use…

Some reports suggest that the use of personal emergency response services (PERS) has been beneficial to older adults. In an emergency, the user activates an…

The older-adult, home health care patient population often includes individuals who are socially isolated and have various, complicated medical issues.As a result, strategies to reduce…

Older adults are online more than ever before, many of them searching for health information. But how do older adults search for and use online…

Physical activity is an important aspect of healthy aging. It encourages overall well-being and mental health, and helps reduce the risk of falls and of…

A recent review of several articles outlines the emergence of the field of gerotechnology— an interdisciplinary field that examines the relationships between older adults and…

The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) recently released a new report featuring 19 aging service organizations that are pioneering new programs, products, and…

The number of Americans experiencing limb loss is expected to increase from 1.7 million to 3.6 million by 2050, due in large part to the…

Previously in aging in action, we discussed a new in-home sensor monitoring system designed to detect patterns in the physical activity of community-dwelling older adults.…

With the amount of available web-based health information and the increasing demands on individuals to make their own health care decisions, online health literacy is…

Home monitoring technologies have existed at least since the 1990s as a way of helping at-risk older adults age in place. The first such technologies…