Patient portal use explored for older adults with dementia diagnosis
Jul 06, 2023
People living with dementia are more likely to have a registered care partner with shared access to a patient portal.
New AI tool helps spark the conversation about early dementia
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 06, 2023
A new app’s virtual agent asks memory-probing questions to patients — picture descriptions and verbal fluency tests — to look for signs of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
AI and aging the focus of 5 new projects that score $1.25M in funding
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 05, 2023
A headband to study sleep staging and a wearable sensor that can help prevent falls highlight a slate of new projects that will be funded as part of a university and industry partnership that focuses on...
New tech pilot program will digitize provider’s caregiver logs
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 30, 2023
A senior care and services provider recently announced it is collaborating on a pilot program that would move their caregiver logs online.
New digital offerings include scrapbooking tool and 360-degree tours for dementia patients
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 29, 2023
Among this week’s new digital offerings is a new scrapbooking tools, targeted at residents who are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
New senior living partnerships expand virtual reality use for home, daily life integration
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 28, 2023
New applications of special technology are giving older adults VR access to somewhere more intimate and personal: their own home.
AI-driven speech analysis firm working to diagnose Alzehimer’s, Huntington’s
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 27, 2023
A speech analysis software company is using Voice AI to diagnose depression and anxiety, and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s could be next.
Pace of tech advancement in healthcare even faster than we think, expert says
By
Christine Birkner
Jun 15, 2023
One expert says digital healthcare could be advancing even faster than most professionals originally thought.
New AI tool uses genetic information to predict Alzheimer’s risk
By
Christine Birkner
Jun 13, 2023
Many senior living residents have Alzheimer’s, and artificial intelligence is an increasingly important tool in predicting the disease.
Remote health monitoring app detects falls, wandering behaviors
By
Christine Birkner
Jun 09, 2023
One new app lets caregivers improve resident safety by helping them detect potential falls and wandering behaviors.