AARP Showcased Promise of AI for Better Aging at CES

Following a successful inaugural year, AARP brought its AgeTech Summit back to CES 2024 (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas from January 9-12, 2024. The summit was intended to spotlight how technology and artificial intelligence can help older adults live longer, better, and more independently, said the AARP blog.

The AgeTech Summit was also intended to help startups and organizations recognize the benefits of developing products focused on the wants and needs of older adults. Another focus was to highlight ways AI-driven technology can help detect falls, improve brain health, prevent loneliness, manage chronic health conditions, and more. The summit schedule included more than 20 panels and demonstrations, including the following:

• Dr. Hon Pak, vice president and global head of digital health at Samsung Electronics, and Andy Miller, senior vice president of Innovation and product development at AARP’s AgeTech Collaborative.
• Actor and rapper Utkarsh Ambudkar, Freestyle+ Co-CEO and Founder Anthony Veneziale and AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins.
• Demonstrations from MIT’s AgeLab that simulate what aging feels like.
• 3D holograms from Proto Inc. that can help combat loneliness and improve telehealth.

The AARP Foundation is a LeadingAge CAST Patron. The Sierra Sun Times also carried the news.

Cypress Living’s Use of AI and Advancing Technologies Is Featured

LeadingAge CAST Patron Cypress Living was featured in “How Cypress, Vi, Maplewood Use AI, Other Tech to Create Next-Gen Memory Care.” In this Senior Housing News article, CAST Commissioner and Cypress Living VP of Innovation Joe Velderman discussed how Cypress Living is automating staff’s administrative work and exploring machine learning to “provide insights that humans may not even think to ask.”

Velderman noted that advancing technologies are good investments for organizations that care for people with dementia, because these residents will always need advanced safety and security systems.

Netsmart Partners with Ability KC to Advance Technology within Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation

Netsmart, a LeadingAge Bronze Partner with CAST Focus, has been chosen to partner with Ability KC, a leading, nationally accredited nonprofit organization specializing in comprehensive and intensive outpatient medical rehabilitation services.

This strategic collaboration aims to enhance the delivery of high-quality care by utilizing a dedicated rehabilitation software solution. The software will support staff to optimize operations and coordinated care that will benefit the patients served in achieving their goals and overall quality of life. BusinessWire carried the news.

Nobi Debuts Ceiling Mounted Smart Lamp at CES

Nobi, a provider of innovative AgeTech solutions and a LeadingAge Associate Business Partner, has announced the launch of Nobi Ceiling, a ceiling-mounted version of its award-winning AI-powered Smart Lamps that detects and prevents falls as well as monitors older adults’ health and activity patterns.

Already a proven care tech device in the European market and senior living facilities in the U.S., Nobi announced plans to bring its full line of smart lamps directly to U.S. consumers in 2024. The company showcased the Nobi Ceiling at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 9 -12, 2024. PR Newswire carried the announcement.

The Nobi smart lamp was also featured by ZDNET as one of “The 14 best robots and AI tech we’ve seen at CES 2024 so far.”