AgeTech Collaborative from AARP Portfolio Company Speakers
These episodes include at least one speaker that was an AgeTech Collaborative from AARP Portfolio Company speaker. Also some ATC member participant speakers. And News for the Ages articles that feature portfolio companies.
This episode focused on digital skills training and inclusivity for older adults. Michael Phillips introduced Suzanne from OATS, highlighting the impact of the COVID pandemic on older adults’ digital connectivity. Suzanne Myklebust explained the ConnectED NYCHA initiative, which distributed 10,000 internet-connected tablets to older adults in New York City Housing Authority apartments, resulting in significant…
In this episode, join us to hear about innovations from the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), including observations from organizers, industry experts, and leaders from companies with solutions that enhance accessibility, inclusivity, and at-home rehabilitation compliance. This show (recorded on January 12, 2023) is part of the CES Highlights Series and included the following guests in…
Steve Farber from Health Hive discussed a virtual platform for coordinating care, emphasizing its free access for individuals and enterprise integration for revenue. HealthHive is a Public Benefit Corp. Howard Tischler explained EverSafe, a service protecting seniors from financial exploitation. Costin Tuculescu introduced OnScreen, a TV-based video calling solution for older adults. Thank you to…
October is Physical Therapy Month and October 27th is World Occupational Therapy Day. We honored these topics with a discussion of products and training. Michael Phillips from AARP spoke about the importance of Digital Skills Training in the fields of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy during our introduction. Brett Adler won the Amazon Alexa skills…
We hosted a great discussion on sleep health with these chapters. Roger Anunsen gave us a sleep health overview pointing out the significant value of Matthew Walker’s 2017 book “Why We Sleep” and his 2019 Ted Talk “Sleep Your Brain’s Superpower” Dave Gibson provided a helpful description of what biological factors change affecting our ability…
Ira Sobel PhD explained the five foundations of her “FinTech for Longevity”: client protection, longevity financing, retirement planning, end-of-life planning, and utilization of rights. She has since pivoted this service to a broader one called Longevity Academy. Reena Naor, who has a masters degree in gerontology, mentioned the unbanked population and the challenges they face…
Carol Chiang and Rebeca Sternbach were able to offer their perspectives as both occupational therapists and aging in place housing consultants as commentary on the Silvernest and Village to Village Network offering. Michael Skaff also offered his perspective. The leaders of Silvernest and Village to Village Network introduced their alternative senior living options. This Living…
Celebrating National Wellness Month, this episode focused on Self Care. We looked at the contribution of hearing and brain health. We explored several solutions and approaches that can help: writing, Joy Journaling, Ayurvedic massage, and a wide variety of online courses that combine “learning” with “community.” Recorded on 8-25-22, this episode is part of our…
This Rethinking Aging Club Podcast episode focused on prioritizing self-care and wellness for caregivers, effective exercise programs for older adults, developing products and services that improve older adults’ lives, and integrating wellness in home design. Our speakers emphasized the importance of addressing psychological and social factors in addition to biology, and highlighted the potential of…
Special Guest Benjamin Surmi introduced our PT OT topic. Paul Petitt: ‘The value we provide to the individual is to focus our services on prevention and proactively address issues that would otherwise interfere with the older adult.’ David Richards: ‘We have a tool called Performance plus which is like Peloton for an older individual. It’s…
