While the retirement is synonym of a decrease in the purchasing power and that older people are haunted by the prospect of the loss of autonomy, the companies of the “silver economy” are bursting with innovations to help people age well. Four of them, presented on Thursday morning by the Lab’s “Silver Valley” – funded association of private companies and public organizations – have been voted on by a panel of senior citizens.
This is the case of optibudget, platform optimization budget that promises to save up to 2 000 euros per year. By buying in mass for its customers, the start-up gets discounts on home appliances, or transportation, is renegotiating the contracts of mutual, send coupons, or to advise on the telephone operator or energy, the more suitable. While $ 15 billion charge on the estate is paid each year – but that 99 % of French people don’t expect, the service masucession.fr allows, him to calculate the expenses that will be required to pay the families. Based on an artificial intelligence, he then proposes scenarios to reduce the bill.
a Big success also for Manea, a shower hose that prevents falls, while the bathroom is the place of 12 million falls each year, leading cause of hospital admissions of the elderly. Or for the company Assystel that integrates in jewelry medallions of telecare perceived as stigmatizing: pearl necklace for women, watch and belt for men. While the government is preparing a large law dependence for 2019, the innovation has a key role to play.
