https://agetide.com/news Sourced gerontech and elder care news from Hong Kong and around the world, each claim traced to a primary source. en Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT https://agetide.com/news/care-robots-japan-nursing-homes-study https://agetide.com/news/care-robots-japan-nursing-homes-study Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT International A peer-reviewed study of about 860 Japanese nursing homes reports that care robot adoption went with more care staff and nurses on flexible contracts, not fewer. Its staffing data come from a 2017 survey. A study published in Health Affairs Review in August 2026 reports that, across about 860 Japanese nursing homes surveyed in 2017, care robot adoption was associated with a 28 per cent increase in care workers and a 39 per cent increase in nurses. The employment growth was concentrated in flexible, non-regular contracts.

]]> https://agetide.com/news/d-link-dcs-8610-ai-fall-detection-camera https://agetide.com/news/d-link-dcs-8610-ai-fall-detection-camera Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT International D-Link launched the DCS-8610 globally on 6 July 2026, marketing fall detection and a mosaic privacy mode. D-Link's own product page states the feature is informational only and not a substitute for emergency response. D-Link announced the global launch of the DCS-8610, a 2.5K indoor Wi-Fi camera with fall detection, on 6 July 2026. The camera sends a push alert to a phone when its analysis detects a possible fall. D-Link's own product page states that fall detection is informational only and does not guarantee that all falls will be detected.

]]> https://agetide.com/news/gies-2026-hong-kong-gerontech-expo https://agetide.com/news/gies-2026-hong-kong-gerontech-expo Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT Hong Kong and Greater China The Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit runs an online summit on 29 and 30 October 2026 and an in-person expo at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 17 to 20 December 2026. The Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit returns for its 10th edition, with an online summit on 29 and 30 October 2026 and an in-person expo at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai from 17 to 20 December 2026. It is jointly hosted by the Hong Kong government and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service.

]]> https://agetide.com/news/hong-kong-2026-policy-address-gerontechnology https://agetide.com/news/hong-kong-2026-policy-address-gerontechnology Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT Hong Kong and Greater China The government's latest Policy Address adds a HK$100 million Gerontechnology Promotion Scheme, a public housing pilot for household gerontech, and money for more care vouchers. Here is what each commitment actually says, and what it leaves open. Hong Kong's 2026 Policy Address, delivered on 16 September 2026, earmarks HK$100 million to launch a Gerontechnology Promotion Scheme and directs the Housing Authority to pilot household gerontech equipment in selected public housing estates. It also raises Community Care Service Vouchers to 18,000 and Residential Care Service Vouchers to 8,000.

]]> https://agetide.com/news/us-senate-aging-committee-falls-prevention-technology https://agetide.com/news/us-senate-aging-committee-falls-prevention-technology Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT International The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on falls and technology in May 2026, and its ranking member asked the Government Accountability Office to study whether emerging technologies actually help older adults live safely at home. The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on preventing falls in May 2026, and the committee's ranking member wrote to the Government Accountability Office on 20 May 2026 asking it to study which technologies help older adults and people with disabilities live safely and independently, and what obstacles they face in adopting them.

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