Families Face Crisis of Caring for Elders; Swift Government Action Needed WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire/ — Today, some of America’s best known technology companies and leading university research centers will give members of Congress and federal agency officials a glimpse of revolutionary new technologies designed to support older adults and their caregivers. The technologies promise to enhance care and increase[Read More…]

With an electronic whir, the machine released a dollop of peach body shampoo, a kind of body wash. As the cleansing, bubbling action kicked in, Toshiko Shibahara, 89, settled back to enjoy the wash- and-soak cycle of her nursing home’s new human washing machine.   ;   The temperature is just right, the bubbles are really comfortable, she said, happily[Read More…]

What is Assistive Technology ? In the XXIst century Assistive Technology (AT) should be defined as a scientific & technologic approach to develop products and services oriented to support elderly people and people with disabilities in their daily activities, maximizing their personal autonomy, independence, health and quality of life. This definition involves the use of technologies for : Integral bio-psycho-social therapy and[Read More…]