http://www.ecumen.org/whitepaper.html) and "Nana Technology" (http://www.ecumen.org/senior-housing-countryside.html) has benefited from the work of Andrew Carle, founder and director of a program in senior housing at George Mason University. Coiner of the term 'nana technology', Carle describes technological innovations that are helping improve the lives of older adults in categories as varied as health products, safety, cognition, lifestyle products, and sensory products.
"The categories work like a roadmap to help people find what they need," states Carle in the article. "People basically say, 'My mom needs help with her pills'. 'Or with falling'. The
categories help me to know where to look for the products my mom needs."
Technology is a fast growing tool in America's changing aging movement.
Visit Ecumen's website to download the full whitepapers "Technology Transforming Aging Services in the United States" and "Nana Technology", both by Kay Harvey.
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