Posts Tagged ‘home care’
Dementia costs more than heart disease, and cancer. And it will balloon.
Dementia Care Cost Is Projected to Double by 2040 (The New York Times): “The most rigorous study to date of how much it costs to care for Americans with dementia found that the financial burden is at least as high as that of heart disease or cancer, and is probably higher. And both the costs and the…
Read MoreEmerging digital technologies to maintain autonomy and health
Quick heads-up: Interesting upcoming event (Oct. 25–26th) in Nice, France, organized by the French American Biotechnology Symposium, focused on “Contribution of digital technologies to maintain the autonomy of aging people,” and discussing innovation around telemedicine, medical devices in home care, bioengineering, neurostimulation, neural implants. The organizers want to engage French and American academic researchers, students,…
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