by createabil | May 2, 2024 | Assistive Technology, Blog, Enabling Technology, Seniors, Technology
Technology Solves Challenges for Seniors Who Want to Stay at Home As we age, daily tasks that were once second nature can become increasingly challenging. From remembering to take medication to completing household chores, the elderly often face obstacles in...
by createabil | Nov 19, 2020 | Aging-in-Place, Assistive Technology, Seniors, Technology
Rural-Health-Mate was developed under a grant from a division of the USDA that is focused on rural living for the purpose of improving the health and wellbeing of the elderly population in rural America. The technology bore from this project/grant was used to collect...
by createabil | Nov 19, 2020 | Assistive Technology, Intellectual Disabilities, Seniors, Vocational Rehabilitation
The benefits of remote supports have been a true game-changer for employment and residential support organizations/agencies in the Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) space. Organizations in the senior...
by createabil | Oct 20, 2020 | Assistive Technology, Blog, Intellectual Disabilities, Seniors
Avatalk is one of CreateAbility’s most user-friendly apps in both use and implementation. It was designed as a tool to non-intrusively engage the person being served and solicit quick responses to important questions from an avatar-led platform. (To see avatalk in...
by createabil | Dec 20, 2019 | Aging-in-Place, Blog, Seniors
Ageism is prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age. As a society, we tend to make the assumption that with age comes reduced capability and/or contribution based on a simple number. Yet technically – aging begins in our 20’s,...
by createabil | Jun 14, 2019 | Blog, In Home Care, Parkinson Disease, Seniors
No man is an island, as the familiar saying tells us. When Parkinson’s disease hits one of us, the repercussions affect the wider community around them – particularly the family. As a member of a family where Parkinson’s is present, it can be very difficult to...