Live Q&A with Richard Caro: “Go Anywhere” Medical Alert Field Tests
Live Q&A event with Richard Caro on Emergency Response Systems and our comparative testing results.
What is it: Devices, Tools, Objects
Devices, Tools, Objects relating to better quality life as grow older.
Mobile Alert Systems: Comparison Testing
We did hands-on, comparative evaluations of mobile alerts: a specific sub-category of medical alert systems — with the goal of helping people choose the best products in this category. Overview, Background, and Context At Tech-enhanced Life, our community of technologists, Longevity Explorers, and children of aging parents have been conducting hands-on, comparative evaluation of a … Read more
Webinar: Emergency Response Systems for Older Adults
This webinar is designed to share our learnings thus far about emergency response systems; to introduce people to our PERS selection tool, which is currently in “alpha trials”; and to give you an opportunity to ask questions or suggest additional things we should explore in the remainder of our work.
Best Jar Opener for Older Adults
If you need a jar opener to help open jars for whatever reason, this synthesis will tell you which ones our Longevity Explorers liked and why they liked them. Our Explorer circles have had a number of discussions, and show and tell interactions, about jar openers. This is a summary of what we learned. … Read more
Joe Maxwell’s Universal Design Kitchen
This article describes a piece of universal design (a kitchen) from 83 yr old designer Joe Maxwell. When you read about Joe’s kitchen design below from the 1950’s you can’t help wondering why we don’t see more Universal Design in mainstream products.
Interview: New Technology for Older Adults
San Francisco radio station KALW aired this short interview on New Technology for Older Adults with Richard Caro.
Best Lighted Cane
Our circles of older adults have had a number of discussions in which a walking cane with a light surfaced as a good idea. Our Explorers thought a highly visible cane, with a light to help avoid hazards, could help make getting out at night safer. Together, we found some interesting looking lighted canes online, purchased a … Read more
Toenail Clippers for Elderly People
Our circles of older adults have been exploring toenail clippers for elderly people. They explain that older adults often have nails that are hard to cut or hard to reach. The explorers are especially interested in toenail clippers for thick toenails, and toenail clippers that will work when a person has arthritis, and thus can not … Read more
Hands-on Workshop: Home Sensor Systems
We are running a workshop on Home Sensor Systems on Wed July 15th. It is designed to go a step beyond the recent book on this topic, and provide actionable, personalized, hands-on support to people wanting to decide whether they want one of these systems, and if so which one would be right for them.
Best Rollator (Walker): Older Adults Explore
When your parent, or friend, (or you) starts looking a bit shaky when they walk, what do you do? Some type of cane is an obvious first step. But what if that does not work, or they don’t like it? Is a walker or rollator the solution? And is there such a thing … Read more