From tools that help employers improve the recruiting and retention of workers to self-driving cars that help residents get around in Florida or California, senior living already has a front-row seat to...
Robotic ‘staff’ helping senior living community with housekeeping, mowing
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 29, 2022
Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg, PA, is addressing workforce challenges head-on with the help of robots. A robotic vacuum and a robotic lawnmower — affectionately called Roving Rosie and Mr. Mow It...
$250 million CCRC development is a ‘smart’ idea
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 29, 2022
Green Cay Life Plan Village plans to incorporate smart technology throughout the campus of its not-yet-named continuing care retirement community in Boynton Beach, FL.
Up to 4 million Americans out of work with long COVID
Aug 26, 2022
The numbers could translate into at least $170 billion in lost wages a year, a new report suggests.
Any type of leisure-time physical activity tied to lower mortality risk
Aug 26, 2022
However, diminishing returns were seen for high levels across leisure activities for older adults.
Dementia risk in seniors varies with type of sedentary behavior
Aug 26, 2022
Watching TV linked to increased risk, whereas using a computer was linked to decreased risk, for incident dementia regardless of physical activity level.
No men allowed: Operator opens women-only dementia unit
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2022
Des Moines, IA-based Via Health Services is set to open a women-only dementia unit this month at its Fleur Heights campus in Des Moines. It is the first of its kind for long-term care facilities in the...
WHO: Monkeypox cases may finally be ebbing
Aug 25, 2022
UK health authorities said recently that a decline in new cases in that country may be an early sign the outbreak was starting to slow.
Few excess deaths seen in Massachusetts during omicron surge
Aug 25, 2022
The uncoupling of excess mortality from new COVID-19 cases was observed during a spring 2022 surge in the highly vaccinated state of Massachusetts.
Smartphone sleep health app cuts insomnia severity scores
Aug 24, 2022
The findings were compared with a digital sleep diary app.