ORCATECH
History
As healthcare advances, people are living longer and needing more care. However, most people want to stay in their homes, where they are most comfortable. Meeting this need, called aging in place, is one of the goals of the Oregon Center for Aging and Technology. Starting in 2000 with a seed grant from Intel Corporation, ORCATECH has been working to improve the lives of seniors through the use of technology. Through advanced hardware and software, the ORCATECH team maintains a technology platform. This system aims to be unobtrusive and collect continuous data. This method of data collection can reveal so much more than an individual might report at their annual physical. Part of the ORCATECH vision is to make the platform available to researchers around the world. The data collection devices could be customized for use in a whole array of research and clinical trials.
Technology
Motion Sensors
Pillboxes
Scales
Driving Sensors
Current Studies
AIMS
RITE
CART
Submitted by Ariella Brenner
