Baby boomers will spend up to $100 monthly for technology if it helps them stay independent and keeps them healthy.

That is what the focus groups with people age 50 to 65 responded when asked if they would pay for such technologies as electronic monitoring and medication reminders. They were also interested in owning a device that kept their medical records and provided them with control over the information.

The focus group was sponsored by the Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) and were reported at a Healthcare Unbound conference. Some of the other key findings include:

  • Boomers believed it is important to maintain personal and financial independence, remain healthy, and not be a burden to their children.
  • The need for more and better visual and audio technologies to help visual and hearing deficits.
  • The need for more improvements in technology for the aging so that have options regarding access to medical and health and social information.

Do any of these findings sound like something you might say?  What would you hope for in technology that might make life easier for you as you age? Send me your thoughts. Let’s take our own survey.

To your successful aging.

Ruthan