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Parks Associates: Only 8% of Consumers 75 and Older Report That They Own a Safety/Panic ButtonDALLAS, April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates connected health research reports in U.S. broadband households, only 8% of heads of household 75 or older own a safety/panic button. The research firm will host the fifth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, August 28-30 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, to examine strategies to expand adoption of smart home solutions that benefit independent living and improved wellness. The conference features keynotes from Deborah DiSanzo, General Manager, IBM Watson, and Christopher Weber, General Manager of Uber Health, Uber. "Almost one-third of heads of household ages 40-64 reported interest in a service that alerts family members if they are in an emergency," said Jennifer Kent, Director, Research Quality & Product Development, Parks Associates. "These solutions are an important first step to enable independent living, and consumers definitely want to stay in their own homes for as long as possible. By partnering with smart home solution providers, the health industry can develop solutions that are more attractive than traditional safety/panic buttons, with greater functionality. They can create smarter solutions that can expand the market." Additional Parks Associates health data:
Early Event Sponsors include Rapid Response Monitoring, Alarm.com, MDLive, and Personal Connected Health Alliance. Event Supporters include ACEEE, B2 Group, Best Web Design Agencies, Bestseos.com, CIO Applications, Conference Guru, Crowd Reviews, FierceHealthcare, FierceHealthIT, FiercePharma, HomeGrid Forum, HomeToys.com, Innovation & Tech Today, IoT Consortium, ISE Magazine, LonMark International, Managed Care, Method, PharmaVoice, TD The Market Publishers, TelcoProfessionals, Telehealth & Telecare Aware, The Journal of mHealth, topseos.com, Visibility Magazine, and Wi-Fi Alliance. Parks Associates is accepting submissions for speakers for Connected Health Summit until June 1. Registration is open, and media are invited to attend. For more information, visit www.connectedhealthsummit.com. About Connected Health Summit The Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers will take place August 28-30, 2018, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA. www.connectedhealthsummit.com Contact: View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/parks-associates-only-8-of-consumers-75-and-older-report-that-they-own-a-safetypanic-button-300637207.html SOURCE Parks Associates |