Three Ways Technology Can Help Seniors Live Independently
From: IEEE - The Institute - 06/30/2017
By: Amanda Davis

Preventing falls and managing medications are some areas of focus

IEEE Senior Member Jim Osborn told The Institute the three most pressing
issues facing the elderly and how technology can address those challenges.
Osborn, an elder-care consultant, helped create the Quality of Life
Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh: Preventing
Falls, Managing Medications, and Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle.

Read the entire article at:
http://theinstitute.ieee.org/ieee-roundup/blogs/blog/three-ways-technology-can-help-seniors-live-independently

Link:
Quality of Life Technology Center
http://www.cmu.edu/qolt

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