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The Future of Aging 2.0

One thing older Americans all agree on is that they want to live an independent lifestyle for as long as possible. Groundbreaking technologies are making this possible for more and more Americans.

The technology exhibit at the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging's (AAHSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Orlando will showcase technologies that are transforming aging.

These technologies offer hope for improving older people's quality of life, while reducing health care costs, encouraging healthy behavior change and providing caregivers with support.

At the exhibit you'll be able to try out the following:

-- Wii(TM), the new video game system from Nintendo that is so fun and easy to play it has become a sensation among baby boomers and seniors.

-- [m]Power, an interactive fitness system that provides fun and challenging cognitive exercises for seniors at risk for or currently suffering from dementia.

-- MD.2 medication dispenser, which automatically organizes, reminds, dispenses and monitors an individual's medication use.

-- Monitoring system that helps people with Alzheimer's disease remain in their own homes while detecting if they are safe.

Exhibition Hours:  Monday, Oct. 22, noon to 4 p.m.,

                              Tuesday, Oct. 23, noon to 3:30 p.m.,

                              Wednesday, Oct. 24, noon to 3:30 p.m.

As the association of not-for-profit providers of nursing homes, assisted living, senior housing and home and community-based services, AAHSA, through its Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST), is working to bring together consumers, providers, universities and corporations to advance technologies that will allow all seniors to receive the services they need, when they need them, in a place they call home.

About AAHSA

The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (http://www.aahsa.org/) help millions of individuals and their families every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services that people need, when they need them, in the place they call home.

Our 5,700 member organizations, many of which have served their communities for generations, offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes. AAHSA's commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust.