Amazon unveils Alexa Care Hub, which helps people care for aging relatives, offering an activity feed caregivers can review, and an emergency contact feature
- More seniors than ever are choosing to remain at home and live independently. — Amazon wants to make it easier for caregivers to check in on their aging relatives.
NEW: Amazon moves into “aging in place” with a new set of features for Alexa for caregivers, after hearing feedback from customers https://twitter.com/...
@chrissyfarr So exciting! My dad with dementia has an echo show and it was a huge help when he couldn't have visitors during COVID. The voice commands made it easy for him to video chat whenever he wanted. Alexa Care Hub update helps aging family members https://www.cnbc.com/...
Ppl often ask: will tech giants Amazon/Google/Apple eat health tech startups' lunch? My answer is always: of course not, esp if you access reimbursement or payor/provider/pharma $. But healthcare is too big to ignore, so they will 💯 take their consumer products/channels there! ht…
This is really encouraging to see tech companies start to address this absolutely underserved market of seniors (and their caregivers). So often small choices make the best parts of today's tech completely out of reach for our parents and grandparents. https://twitter.com/...
“The idea behind Care Hub, the company explains, is to offer reassurance to family members concerned about an elderly family member's well-being, while also allowing those family members to maintain some independence.” https://techcrunch.com/...