Our Mission
ORCATECH seeks to facilitate successful aging and reduce the cost of healthcare through:
- Development of key independent living technologies
- Creation of research infrastructure to support aging-in-place research
- Partnerships with industry and academic thought leaders
- Establishing the evidence-base for technologies supporting aging
ORCATECH Highlights
- Current Support: ORCATECH Awarded Roybal Center Renewal
- Events: Technology Applications to Assist Persons with Dementia
- News: Eric Dishman Provides Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
- Studies: Remote Controlled Tele-Presence in Seniors' Homes: A Study of Feasibility and Acceptance
- Events: NIA Workshop on Personal Motion Technologies for Healthy Independent Living
- Studies: Unobtrusive measurement of sleep disordered breathing in the home
- Studies: EHS: Engineer's Health Study