CAST Welcomes 2 New Sponsors
LeadingAge CAST is pleased to welcome two new members:
Truly designing for older adults means more than increasing font size. It means making sure that the design itself integrates their needs, and even their preferences. An insightful article in Marker suggests ways that designers can rethink their approach to create products that are fully responsive to an older demographic.
New wireless headphones are helping older adults to become more engaged in events, according to a recent case study by the Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing (FPCIW). Ultimately, this increased engagement can help reduce social isolation.
Smart speakers are increasingly being used in healthcare settings to empower patients and ease workflows for clinicians and caretakers, says a recent HealthTech article by Christine Holloway, vice president of CAST Business Associate CDW Healthcare.
In the era of health and payment reforms, collaborating, coordinating with others, and knowing how to integrate technology into your operations is critical—and the upcoming Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovations Summit will give you invaluable guidance. Be sure to attend this year’s Summit, set for June 14-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
A policy discussion at the latest CAST Commission meeting helped shape the 2020 Technology and Telehealth advocacy goals for LeadingAge. During the LeadingAge Annual Meeting, held Oct. 27-30, 2019, in San Diego, CA, the CAST Commission’s Technology Policy Town Hall focused on legislative as well as regulatory challenges of adopting key technologies. The goal of the Town Hall was to identify a robust and inclusive policy agenda for technology in aging services.
- This crisis inspired a partnership between LeadingAge and NextStep, which provides continuing education (CE) courses for nursing assistants via mobile app.
- More than 140 bite-sized, skills-based courses cover topics on Work Readiness, Worker Health & Safety, Rapport Building, Infection Control, Assistive Devices, Nutrition, Diseases & Conditions, and more.
Caremerge Co-Founder and CTO Aziz Shares Industry Insights
Are you working with a startup to create innovative caregiving solutions for older adults? You could become one of 10 lucky startups accepted to the new Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator, which can help you speed your idea to market.
Techstars, a worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, has partnered with Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda Gates to advance social progress in the U.S., to offer this first-annual 10-week program.
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