Technology

Nancy Combs

Jun 284 min read

Getting Counseling From the Comfort of Home

Loneliness, anxiety and depression can easily set in as the result of common challenges older adults face, according to two mental...

Nancy Combs

Apr 14 min read

Digital Equity and Health: The Promise of Virtual Care

A positive outcome of COVID-19? How is that even remotely possible? Indeed, the same deadly pandemic that cast a glaring light on tragic...

urbanagingnews

Oct 2, 20232 min read

Trualta: A National Caregiver Support Portal

To increase the quality of family caregivers who support those aging at home, the Detroit Area Agency on Aging partnered with Trualta’s...

Judy Diebolt

Jul 5, 20233 min read

Car Features That Make Driving, Parking, and Getting Out Easier

For many older adults, one of the greatest fears that comes with age is the loss of independence. Few things symbolize the key to...

Nancy Combs

Dec 9, 20224 min read

Medical Records Held in Patient Portal Can Be Accessed and Viewed Online

I knew something was amiss the moment I opened the invitation to a smoking cessation class. What? I’d never smoked a day in my life!...

Alan Fisk

Oct 7, 20223 min read

BEEN SCAMMED? HERE’S HOW TO STRIKE BACK!

Retired lawyer Barry Kelman was on his smart phone recently, renewing a TV streaming channel using his credit card, when a “Help” number...

Patricia Anstett

Oct 7, 20223 min read

Have You Heard? Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Get ready. An advertising blitz timed to hit when new federal changes go into effect will promote the greatly expanded number of retail...

Najla Hollins

Mar 23, 20222 min read

Technology: Making Sense Of TikTok

TikTok is a social media app with user-made videos of three minutes or less. Users, from boomers to millennials, are posting opinions,...

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