App aims to improve communication, care coordination
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2017
A personal experience with a relative with dementia inspired high school student Logan Wells and his family to develop an app to help improve communication and the coordination of care among professional...
Virtual reality showing actual anecdotal benefits for senior living residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 26, 2017
Virtual reality appears to spark memories and improve mood and health among senior living residents, according to recent tests of proprietary technology.
New center, council support innovation and healthful aging
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2017
A new center in Louisville, KY, aims to foster innovation and healthful aging, and a new council there has the goal of promoting the city as a hub of activity related to optimal aging.
Self-driving taxi service launches at retirement community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2017
A Silicon Valley start-up company launched its first self-driving taxi service on Wednesday at a 55+ retirement community in San Jose, CA.
Sensors help slow functional decline in assisted living residents: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2017
Sensors can help assisted living community staff members address illness and slow functional decline in residents by enabling the early detection of issues, according to the results of a newly published...
$1.8 million grant funds study of ‘smart’ tech in senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2017
A new $1.77 million study of “smart” technology has the potential to improve retirement community residents’ quality of life by extending their ability to remain independent and age in...
W-2 scams increase fourfold from 2016 to 2017, IRS warns employers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 25, 2017
W-2 thefts at employers in 2017 translated into several hundred thousand employees whose sensitive data were stolen by fraudsters, according to the IRS. The agency shares tips on how payroll, financial...
Fidget spinners show promise in addressing dementia symptoms
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2017
An Ohio senior living community is finding that fidget spinners and cubes seem to produce a calming effect in those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
OSHA to launch web-based injury reporting form Aug. 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 19, 2017
Employers will be able to electronically submit required injury and illness data from their completed 2016 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Form 300A via a new form on the OSHA website beginning...
Older adults increasingly using mobile devices to access information
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2017
Don’t exclude mobile from your efforts to market to older adults who are prospective residents or family members or to communicate with them once a move-in has taken place, suggests newly released...