Bladder up! Baseball’s back and so are smartphone apps for seniors with bathroom problems
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 12, 2024
To address older men’s bladder problems, developers have come up with an app-exercise combo that reduces symptoms.
This robot comes with snacks: Delivery model is a stress reliever for busy staff, admin says
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 06, 2023
Two mobile robot units introduced to LTC sites in Ohio have helped reduce the staff burden by delivering food and snacks to residents.
Congress and agencies to tackle transparency in healthcare AI, despite mixed industry reactions
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 06, 2023
Federal agencies and Congress are both taking further steps to regulate AI and curb issues that have already started to emerge.
Radiation therapy in mice and men helps treat heart failure, researchers find
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 01, 2023
Radiation therapy for cancer could soon be used to help treat patients with heart failure as well, new research demonstrates.
Companies not protected from data breach lawsuits after governor vetoes bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last week vetoed legislation that would have made companies immune from data breach lawsuits in certain instances.
Upcoming dining software platform puts meal-service innovation on the long-term care menu, companies...
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 25, 2024
A new LTC dining operating system aims to combine tools like menus and nutrition with delivery logistics, all onto one platform.
Old age against the machine: Experts offer some robo-pessimism over prospect of more bots in LTC
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 25, 2024
Despite stories that senior living and care robots are proliferating, the promise of such technology has been overstated, according to a new report.
AI implant allows stroke survivor to communicate in both Spanish, English
Jun 03, 2024
A bilingual brain implant has enabled a stroke survivor to communicate in both Spanish and English, offering promising implications for senior living operators managing bilingual residents with communication...
To better trust AI in healthcare, consumers want to better know the digital ‘man behind the curtain’
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 30, 2024
Healthcare consumers continue to lack trust about where AI tools are getting their data from, according to new survey results.
In trial, researchers test EHR alerts to lower harmful screenings, overtreatment in seniors
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 15, 2024
Researchers devised a new way to ensure that older adults aren’t being overtreated or tested needlessly via unnecessary screenings.