Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
Remote-controlled robots being tested to assess residents living with dementia
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 28, 2021
Health practitioners in Scotland are piloting a remote-controlled robot to assess the physical and cognitive health of care home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Nudging residents toward positive habits can decrease social isolation: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 03, 2023
Nudging older adults toward positive habits can be effective in promoting increased activity and engaging those who are socially isolated, especially men, according to the results of a new study conducted...
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...
Next Online Forum shares how to adapt telehealth, pest control during pandemic
Sep 01, 2020
The effects of pandemic telehealth and pest control in senior living and skilled nursing will be the focus of the McKnight’s Online Forum, COVID-19 Update VII, on Thursday, Sept. 10. Attendees can...
51 percent of tweets about dementia contain stigma: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2017
Fifty-one percent of tweets by private users of Twitter accounts contain comments that are stigmatizing when they mention dementia or the people who have it, according to a recently published study.
Learn how to fight burnout at the McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo in 1 week
Jun 10, 2021
A session titled “Strategies to protect and connect residents, families and care teams in senior living communities,” will be the middle of three sessions at the fifth annual McKnight’s Senior Living...
Senior living leaders convene today to tackle profession’s biggest challenges
Jun 20, 2019
The virtual doors to the McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo open this morning at 10:30 a.m. ET. Attendees can earn up to three free continuing education credits.
Senior living must adapt to technology’s new frontier: friends, fun and function
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 09, 2021
Even before the pandemic, the senior living model — aging within four walls within a property line — was not as attractive as it once was, according to Joseph Coughlin, Ph.D., founder and director...
Older adults have mixed views of telehealth for consultations, chronic care, poll finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 01, 2018
More than half of older adults in a recent poll said they would be comfortable using a live video service such as Skype for a medication consultation or for ongoing management of a chronic condition, although...