New ‘engagement index’ will reveal senior living resident-staff interaction levels
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 13, 2024
LifeLoop’s platform now includes an engagement index to help make sure long-term care residents, staff members and family members are interacting in meaningful ways.
AI ‘promising’ for use in geriatrics, but ethical concerns remain, researchers say
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 22, 2023
A new meta-study on using AI within geriatrics praises AI as a “valuable asset” but still warns about the need for future research and potential ethical concerns.
New resource guides people through vision and hearing loss technology
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 20, 2023
A new resource was released for blind and/or deaf older adults: a free course on how to navigate relevant tech tools.
From space station to Broadway play: Senior living residents get to travel in virtual reality program
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
Senior living residents in Bakersfield, CA, are getting a chance to immerse themselves in fantasy travel and adventures from the comfort of home as participants in a virtual reality program supported by...
New pill-sized device tracks users’ sleep from inside the body
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 27, 2023
Researchers have developed a new ingestible sleep monitor that measures vital signs as it moves through the digestive system.
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New partnership makes family-facility interactions less burdensome for LTC caregivers
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 05, 2024
A new partnership aims to help facilitate easier communication between families and senior living facilities.
‘Smart’ pillbox won’t let seniors or their caregivers forget their daily doses, company promises
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 12, 2023
A new “smart” pillbox system can help older adults, their families and their caregivers coordinate to maintain proper medication regimens.
Event to provide advice on products, services for older adults
Nov 16, 2015
Seven start-up companies will pitch their ideas for products and services for older adults to experts during a “Dolphin Tank” session of the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting.
Technology-use changes essential to reducing loneliness ‘epidemic,’ surgeon general warns
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2023
Reforming digital environments can help reduce a loneliness epidemic that disproportionately affects the elderly, according to US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD.