Older adults increasingly embrace digital health: AARP

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Adults 50 and older are increasingly pursuing healthcare AI and other digital health tools, according to AARP.

Here are four key findings from the Dec. 8 report:

1. The share of older adults who say technology enables a healthy life grew from 39% in 2024 to 46% in 2025.

2. More than half (55%) of caregivers employ one or more forms of technology to organize their caregiving responsibilities.

3. Older adults’ AI use increased from 18% in 2024 to 30% in 2025, including AI-powered health monitoring devices and asking AI to answer health questions or give nutritional advice.

4. About half of adults are using or interested in AI-enabled health devices, but few have adopted or sought AI for therapy.

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