February 10: The Potential Role of Technology in Supporting Informal Caregiving and Aging Adults

CREATE PI Dr. Sara Czaja presented on the potential role of technology in supporting informal caregiving and aging adults at the Lefeber Hughes Winter Series. 🌟

Watch the full talk here: utmb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
#AgeTech #Caregiving

Navigating Medicare just got easier. 📘 The CREATE Center has released new evidence-based materials to help older adults and caregivers make informed healthcare decisions.

Access the free resources here: create-center.org/resources/me...

#Medicare #Aging #HealthLiteracy

CREATE PI Dr. Wendy A. Rogers has been appointed to the APA Committee on Aging (CONA) for a 3-year term starting Jan 2026. CONA works to advance research and psychological services for older adults. Congrats, Dr. Rogers! 👏

More info: www.apa.org/pi/aging/cona

#gerontology #aging #CONA #APA

Navigating Medicare shouldn't feel like solving a puzzle in the dark. 🧩
Our review shows older adults rely on friends over online tools. Instructional support & better design are needed to support Medicare decision making.
Check out paper 👉: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Medicare #AgeTech

Resources alert! 🚨

The CREATE team offers validated instruments to assess tech proficiency in older adults:

📱 Mobile Device (MDPQ)
💻 Computer (CPQ)
🏥 Medicare Proficiency
🌐 Wireless Network

Available in multiple languages! 🌍

Check them out: create-center.org/resources/in...

#AgeTech

The impact of digital reverse mentoring on older adults’ digital literacy: mediating roles of self-perceptions of aging and self-efficacy AbstractBackground and Objectives. Digital literacy is critical for older adults to maintain social connections, access information, and support overall me

A recent study using our Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire showed that intergenerational mentoring from younger adults is associated with higher technology proficiency in older adults. Check out the paper here: academic.oup.com/innovateage/...
#DigitalInclusion #Gerontology #AgeTech

Designing Robots to Improve Quality of Life for Older Adults With adults over sixty becoming an ever-increasing proportion of the global population, the challenge of accommodating the needs, preferences, and abilities, of this heterogeneous population has incre...

New book for designers & gerontologists! "Designing Robots to Improve Quality of Life for Older Adults" provides actionable guidance on how to design tech to support autonomy as people age.
#HRI #Aging #Design #Robotics
Save 20% with code 25AFLY4 here: www.routledge.com/Designing-Ro...

Developing feedback visualizations to support older adults' medication adherence - PubMed Evidence-based and user-centered approaches were effective for developing visualizations about adherence performance feedback in the MEDSReM app and provided insight into how the app can be made easy to understand and use by older adults with hypertension, which will be evaluated in future effective …

🎉 Congrats to CREATE alum Dr. Tina Nie, Dr. Renato Ferreira Leitao Azevedo, Dr. Dan Morrow (Scientific Advisory Broad member) & PI Dr. Wendy Rogers for winning the Best Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare Article Award! 🏆
Read: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40051587/ #ASPIREHFES #HFES

CREATE PI Dr. Czaja and Dr. Rogers recently presented at a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine webinar titled “From Longevity to Vitality: Leveraging Technology for Thriving in Later Life” Check out the recording here www.nationalacademies.org/event/45835_...
#AgeTech #theNASEM

Curious about AI application in everyday life of older adults? Check out this session featuring works of the CREATE team! 👇

Harnessing the Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Supporting Older Adults

🗓️ Saturday, Nov. 15 | 8:00 AM
📍 Hynes - Room 306

@geronsociety.bsky.social
#GSA2025 #AgeTech

Planning your Friday at #GSA2025? Add this to your agenda! 👇
Empowering Caregivers: Innovative Technology for Smarter, More Connected Care
Featuring a presentation from CREATE PI Dr. Czaja! 💡
🗓️ Friday, Nov. 14, 8:00 AM
📍 Hynes - Room 107
@geronsociety.bsky.social
#AgeTech #Caregiving

CREATE PIs are thrilled to invite you to the AgeTech Day at #GSA2025! 🎉 We're proud to be on the steering committee that planned this special event.

Join us for a full day of curated symposiums and discussions followed by a network event!

📅 Thursday, November 13, 2025
👉 www.gsa2025.org/agetech

CREATE PI Dr. Czaja presented a keynote address on The Role  of Technology in Supporting Aging in Place Conference on Aging in Place at the University of Bergamo,  Bergamo Italy.

🧠 Join us Sept 30, 11AM–1:30PM EDT for “Aging, Technology & Decision Making” — a free virtual event on AI & decision tools for older adults, featuring CREATE PI Dr. Wally Boot.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/agingtech2025
#GSA #AgingTech #Gerontology

📢 CREATE PI Wally Boot talks with The New York Times about whether emerging tech can boost cognitive abilities in older adults! 💻🧠

Introducing the CREATE Dissemination Core interns - CREATE The CREATE Dissemination Core introduces the Social Media Intern Program (SMIP), which engages student members of CREATE to support dissemination […]

The CREATE team is excited to introduce the latest cohort of our Social Media Intern Program! The interns will be involved in CREATE projects and support our dissemination effort. Learn more about them here: create-center.org/introducing-...

Join the CREATE team at #APA2025 for a powerful Skill Building Session!

The Conduct of Technology-Behavioral Interventions with Older Adult Populations
📅 Aug 8, 2025
🕦 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Colorado Convention Center, Room 111
🎓 Co-sponsored by Divisions 20 & 21

Today, Wally Boot shares CREATE’s latest work using large language models as search and decision-making tools to support older adults at UPenn’s Summer Innovation Institute!🔍🤖 Focus: Collaborative Design & Co-Creation for Health Equity #AI #HealthEquity #Innovation #LLM #AgeTech

The CREATE team is enjoying a vibrant exchange of ideas and research with the Smart Age team in Heidelberg, Germany. This is bidirectional collaboration at its best! 🇺🇸🤝🇩🇪

The reality of AI's promise to curb older adults' loneliness Can an AI chatbot help older adults feel less lonely?

🚨 New in Fortune 🚨 CREATE PI Wally Boot discusses the promise and the peril of using AI to combat loneliness in older adults. Can machines really offer social support, or are we missing something human?

Read more: fortune.com/well/2025/05...

🚨 New in Journal of Applied Gerontology 🚨

Think you know Medicare? 🧠💥
Check out the new Medicare Proficiency Questionnaire —a short, reliable, and validated quiz to assess Medicare know-how!

Perfect for advisors, researchers, even AI benchmarking. 👇
doi.org/10.1177/0733... #Medicare #Gerontology

CREATE: Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement Funded by the National Institute on Aging through the National Institutes of Health, CREATE is a multidisciplinary and collaborative center founded in 1999.

📱 Designing tech for mobile devices? Need to assess tech experience of older adults?

The Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire is your go-to tool!

✅ Full & short forms
✅ Validated in diverse age groups
✅ Ideal for research & training purposes

Explore it here: create-center.org/resources/in...

Assessing the Feasibility and Efficacy of Virtual Reality Navigational Training for Older Adults AbstractBackground and Objectives. This study evaluates the feasibility of virtual reality (VR) wayfinding training with aging adults and assesses the impa

🚨 New CREATE paper alert! 🚨
Can VR help older adults find their way? 🧓🕶️🗺️

Our latest study says yes—VR wayfinding training improved navigation in new environments (no side effects, just spatial smarts)!

Published in Innovation in Aging: doi.org/10.1093/gero...
#Aging #VR #CREATEcenter #Gerontology

Grand Challenges of Smart Technology for Older Adults Smart devices, systems, and services are transforming various aspects of daily life, offering new opportunities for the well-being of older adults. This article explores the grand challenges associ...

🚨 Hot off the press! 🚨 CREATE investigators Czaja, Boot, Charness, and Rogers joined a global team to identify the Grand Challenges of Smart Technology for Older Adults. Essential reading for aging + tech innovators! 👵🤖🌍

👉 doi.org/10.1080/1044...
#Aging #SmartTech #CREATEaging #HCI

🚨 Registration is closing soon! 🚨
Join us May 1–2, 2025 in NYC for CREATE’s 2-day workshop: Designing for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment. Dive into inclusive design, real-world case studies, & actionable takeaways.
👥 Industry, academia, & research welcome!
👉 create-center.org/register-for...

Beyond the Digital Divide: Factors Associated With Adoption of Technologies Related to Aging in Place - Xin Yao Lin, Jerad Moxley, Joseph Sharit, Sara J. Czaja, 2025 While technology holds great promise for promoting independent living, older adults still encounter challenges with technology adoption. The current study ident...

🚀 Beyond the Digital Divide! New research explores what drives tech adoption among older adults. Two groups emerge: "open to tech" vs. "reluctant to tech." 🔍 Confidence, experience & perception of aging play key roles! Read more: doi.org/10.1177/0733... #AgingInPlace #TechForAll

Developing a Framework for Digital Activities of Daily Living Abstract. The emergence of digital technologies has shown a promising potential to enhance access to goods, services, and resources. Digital technologies a

💻📊 From online banking to Medicare, Digital Activities of Daily Living (DADLs) are essential for aging well. A new framework explores their impact on independence & well-being.

Read more: doi.org/10.1093/gero...

🤖 Can AI assistants help older adults find accurate info on Medicare & long-term care? Bard & ChatGPT-4 outperform Alexa & Google, but challenges remain! 📊🔍

Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.hf...