The mind fails before the body
Dementia turns a person into someone who must be managed.
4 solutions built for it
Power of attorney, Memory care, Dementia diagnosis and treatment and Guardianship and conservatorship.
Where Belonging meets Decline. Being attached to and accepted by other people. Belonging cannot be bought directly, so the market sells proximity to it: places to meet, tools to stay in touch, memberships, rituals, pets, and increasingly software that simulates company. It is the constant behind both the most …
5 frictions
Incontinence and dependence strip dignity
The frictions of infancy, felt with an adult's awareness.
2 solutions built for it
Home care and home health aides and Adult incontinence products.
Cannot leave the house; the world stops coming
Loneliness is now a medical risk factor.
3 solutions built for it
Companion and visiting services, Simplified video-calling devices for the old and AI companions.
Leave the family the story before it is lost
The last chance to tell the grandchildren who you were.
3 solutions built for it
Genealogy and DNA ancestry, Simplified video-calling devices for the old and Life-story and memoir services.
To qualify for help you must first lose everything
Created by means-testing: the inheritance must be spent or hidden.