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The Top Tech Trends for 2021: CES and Beyond (Episode 6)
Sponsored by AARP Innovation Labs. In this episode, Fred and Mary talk with their guests about the trend of highlighting technologies that benefit older adults and those with disabilities. Fresh from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) they are joined by the Executive...
Hopeful for the Holidays (Episode 5)
What’s Next… Living Longer, Better, Smarter: Hopeful for the Holidays. The best holiday tech gifts for seniors? Director of Technology Strategy Integration at AARP Michael Phillips shares his ideas. And with tech helping to keep us all connected, Pew Research Director...
Food, Fun, Friends and Family: Social Distancing and the Holidays (Episode 4)
Sponsored by Ageless Innovation. Cooking up comfort during COVID. Renowned chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich and Ageless Innovation founder Ted Fischer share their recipes for food, fun, friends and family and most of all…caring for others…in a very...
2020 Election: What Older Voters Are Saying (Episode 3)
Sponsored by AARP. With less than three weeks to go until the 2020 elections, older voters are poised to make their voices heard, perhaps as never before. In this edition of What’s Next… Living Longer, Better, Smarter.. co-hosts Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin are...
The Role of Telemedicine (Episode 2)
Sponsored by VitalTech. What does a 99 year old woman think of virtual doctor visits? Telemedicine has gone mainstream in a hurry during the Coronavirus pandemic, but there are still many questions. Helping to provide answers in Episode 2 of the What’s Next Living...
A Tribute to Author and Aging Icon, Gail Sheehy (Episode 1)
Episode 1 of What’s Next: Living Longer, Better, Smarter with Mary Furlong and co-host Fred Fishkin In this edition: Gail Sheehy…a reporter’s life well lived…guests Ciji Ware and Sherri Snelling and Mary remember their remarkable friend. The best selling author and...
Postponement of the “What’s Next Longevity Business Summit” in Atlanta
We are writing today to share our decision to postpone our What's Next Longevity Business Summit due to the continuing concerns about the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. As we have been constantly monitoring the status of the situation with the...
Touchtown Builds Person-Centered Tech, Helping Senior Living Residents Thrive
Founded in 1999, Touchtown has long been a trusted community engagement platform in senior living. Their solutions help to improve resident wellness, reduce staff turnover, enhance connection with families and increase occupancy. Today, Touchtown partners...
A Decade of Healthy Aging
The annual What's Next Boomer Business Summit is the nation's leading conference for learning about trends and opportunities in the longevity economy, making deals, establishing partnerships and launching products for older consumers. Now in its 17th year,...
Kendal Communities Enhance Dignity and Respect
“Every person has something in them to be honored, learned from, and held up. Kendal communities respect every person whether they are a resident, employee, family member or community partner.”There are a growing number of options for senior living today but the...