We are pleased to share that MDPI will be exhibiting at the 15th World Conference of International Society for Gerontechnology, which will be held 26 to 29 March 2026 in Vancouver, Canada.

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Trending 🇺🇸 Enhancing Senior Lives with VR Technology Virtual reality (VR) is enhancing the lives of seniors in nursing homes by combating cognitive decline and improving social interactions. Companies are creating VR experiences that allow elderly residents to explore their past and engage with others. This innovation presents business opportunities in content creation, social platforms, specialized hardware, and caregiver training.

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Gerontechnology: Bridging Innovation and Aging for an Inclusive Future Gerontechnology merges aging science with tech innovation, empowering seniors and people with disabilities to live independently with dignity and connection.

Gerontechnology: Bridging Innovation and #Aging for an #Inclusive Future - #Gerontechnology merges aging science with tech innovation, empowering #seniors and people with #disabilities to live independently with dignity and connection - www.disabled-world.com/disability/p...

Enculturated Empathetic AI Robot Companions for Older Adults

Study urges social robots for seniors to embed empathy, proposing enculturated vocabularies, behavioral mirroring, and transparent affective algorithms. Read more: getnews.me/enculturated-empathetic-... #empathydesign #gerontechnology #socialrobots

Bridging the Gap: AI, Digital Health, and the Golden Opportunity in Geriatric Care — CTeL.org The demographic landscape of the United States is undergoing a monumental shift. By 2050, older adults will constitute the largest demographic group in the nation (Verghese et al., 2024). This "grayin...

Is your health AI accidentally ageist? 🤖
Many algorithms are trained on data from younger populations, creating huge blind spots in geriatric care.
We break down this & other overlooked challenges for innovators in our latest post. #Gerontechnology

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Social robots like #LOVOT and #PARO may be cute, but using them in #LongTermCare raises some ethical questions—great new paper from @idea.nursing.ubc.ca exploring these critical issues in #Gerontechnology.

Extended Reality Solutions to Support Older Adults This book explores the potential for using Extended Reality (XR) technology like VR and AR to support older adults with and without cognitive impairments

📖 New Book! How can XR transform aging? Extended Reality Solutions to Support Older Adults explores how VR & AR enhance health, independence, and quality of life for older adults—with and without cognitive impairments. #Aging #VR #XR #Gerontechnology.

📖 Learn more: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Characterizing the attitudes, proficiency, and usage patterns for daily technology among older adults with a cognitive impairment Older adults with a cognitive impairment may be challenged by the demands associated with technology systems used to support everyday activities. We investigated technology attitudes, proficiency, ...

🚀New research alert!🚀

Older adults with cognitive impairment can and do use technology—especially for social & domestic tasks! 💡📱 But what influences their proficiency & engagement?

Find out in our latest study! 📖👇
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1748...

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Excited to share that the Spanish version of the booklet, "50 Questions on Active Assisted Living Technologies", outcome of the GoodBrother COST Action, is now available.

Access both versions here:
- Global: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
- Spanish: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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Exploring Older Adults’ Perspectives on Digital Home Care Interventions and Home Modifications: Focus Group Study Background: Emerging gerontechnology seeks to enable older adults (OAs) to remain independently and safely in their homes by connecting to health and social support and services. There are increasing attempts to develop gerontechnology, but successful…

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