Chia-Lin Simmons: Advancing Technology for the Care Economy

 <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Chia-Lin Simmons, the CEO of LogicMark, a company providing smart care technology and emergency systems joins eHealth Radio and the Senior Care and Technology Channels. LogicMark offers two-way communication devices for emergencies, helping to give caregivers peace of mind and their loved ones the independence they deserve.<br />Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Chia-Lin Simmons discuss the following:<br />Statistics tell us that our aging population here in the United States is growing rapidly as well as in other parts of the world. As a CEO focused on the “care economy,” can you explain what the “care economy” is and why should we be thinking about it as our population ages?<br />You’ve worked for many of the top tech companies through the years. Why did you feel that the care economy was falling behind?<br />When you talk about bringing care technologies up to speed, what do you take into consideration when thinking about how to develop technologies to best serve today’s seniors?<br />Turning to caregivers, today we talk about the “sandwich generation” of people who are taking care of their parents and their children, many of whom are also working full time. Talk about your own experience as a caregiver and what the kinds of technology you’ve described would mean for you?<br />As we know, technology can be expensive. With many elderly Americans living in poverty, how do we ensure that they and their caregivers have access to the technologies they need?<br />As we conclude, for those of our listeners who find themselves in caregiving roles, or who are also members of the sandwich generation, what advice can you give about how to manage a myriad of responsibilities you face.<br />With more than 26 years in tech leadership, Chia-Lin Simmons has worked for some of the most impressive names in the tech industry, including Audible (where she was part of the team that facilitated its sale to Amazon), Harman International (now a division of Samsung) and Google, where