"independent living" articles

As connected technology continues to evolve and mature, device manufacturers and providers are shifting their focus beyond young, affluent consumers to another rapidly growing segment of the population – seniors. By the year 2030, people over the age of 65 will comprise 20% of the population in the US. Parks Associates research shows that almost 90% seniors express a desire to live in their own home for as long as possible, and connected health technology and independent living...

Parks Associates research shows that 17% of heads of US broadband households are people age 65 or older, and 20% are a current or future caregiver. However, seniors and their caregivers are not typical demographics of focus for consumer technology companies, and healthcare ecosystem players are having to learn how to engage older patients and their caregivers outside the context of medical and long-term care facilities. Almost 90% of seniors identify living in their own home for as...

Prior to Parks Associates’ sixth-annual  Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness ,  Joe Smith ,  MD, PhD, CEO, Reflexion Health  gave his insights on the connected health market with the firm's analyst team. Joe will participate on the panel   Expanding Reach: Making Remote Patient Monitoring Work   on Wednesday, August 28, at 3:15 PM. Panelists who will join him on this session include: Amy...

Prior to Parks Associates’ sixth-annual  Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness ,  Ardy Arianpour ,   CEO & Co-Founder,  Seqster  gave his insights on the connected health market with the firm's analyst team. Ardy will participate on the panel Consumer Technology in Healthcare: Preparing for the Tech Giants on Thursday, August 29, at 8:30 AM. Panelists who will join him on this session include: Sumit...

Prior to Parks Associates’ sixth-annual  Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness ,  Chris Nicholson , CEO, mPulse Mobile shared his thoughts on the connected health market with the firm's analyst team. Chris will participate on the  Consumer Engagement Strategies: Charting a Path Forward  panel on Thursday, August 29, at 11:15 AM. Panelists who will join him on this session include: Fahad Aziz , Co-Founder & CTO,...

Prior to Parks Associates’ sixth-annual  Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness ,  Anne Weiler , CEO, Wellpepper shared her thoughts on the connected health market with the firm's analyst team. Anne will participate on the  Expanding Reach: Making Remote Patient Monitoring Work  panel on Wednesday, August 28, at 3:45 PM. Panelists who will join her on this session include: Amy Cook , Director, Business Development, Sleep...

Prior to Parks Associates’ sixth-annual  Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness ,  Mike Maniscalco , CEO, Better Living Technologies gave his insights on top caregiver pain points with the firm's analyst team. Mike will participate on the workshop panel Lessons Learned: Successful Strategies for Engaging Consumers on Tuesday, August 27, at 3:15 PM. Panelists who will join him on this session include: Steve Cashman ,...

Prior to Parks Associates’ sixth-annual  Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness ,  Kerrie Holley , Technology Fellow, Optum shared his thoughts on the connected health market with the firm's analyst team. Kerrie will participate on the  Fireside Chat—AI in Health: Creating Personalized Insight  panel on Wednesday, August 28, at 11:45 AM. Panelists who will join him on this session include: Brenda Cass , Data Science...