Video calls ease shortages in rural facilities where mental health services are lacking
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 23, 2023
Mental health providers can be difficult to find in rural areas. That’s where video calls are filling the void and helping long-term care residents who might otherwise be without mental health services...
Do you really want to know you have Alzheimer’s?
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2022
Would you want to know if Alzheimer’s disease is starting to feast on your brain? It turns out the answer soon might be in your hands.
Seniors, caregivers, have new and easier methods to monitor heart health — 5 innovations
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 07, 2024
Five new tools for heart health range from new implantable devices to novel tests that provide a view of one’s risk for an emergency.
Frail seniors less likely to use digital health technology than healthier peers, new study finds
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 21, 2024
Fewer frail older adults use smartphone apps or telehealth options compared with healthy, non-frail seniors, according to a new study.
It’s all in the wrist: New wearable devices can provide seniors key data about Alzheimer’s, COVID
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 13, 2024
Two research projects, on Alzheimer’s and Long COVID, highlight the unique potential for wrist wearables to monitor and detect health data.
‘Don’t panic — prepare,’ experts urge in ‘new era’ of health data
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2024
Long-term care operators who may think that more complex health data gathering will be important only at the end of this decade, or that it can somehow be evaded altogether, are in for a rude awakening.
The necessity of clean tech and indoor air quality in assisted living
By
Tony Abate
Jan 12, 2023
Owners and operators who take advantage of indoor air quality technology can support lower vacancy rates, improve health and safety for residents and drive public and stakeholder confidence.
New data released for technology that monitors heart arrhythmias
By
Christine Birkner
May 31, 2023
A new tool for cardiac monitoring could improve diagnosis of heart arrhythmias, which could be life saving for seniors.
Connected technologies can improve medication adherence, manage risk
By
Ripley Martin
Oct 19, 2017
Senior living communities can play a big role in helping manage their residents’ medication adherence and avoid the costly consequences of nonadherence — from both health and financial perspectives...
This long-term care provider keeps the lights on without throwing sleep cycles off
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 10, 2023
Special lighting systems can help maintain seniors’ circadian rhythms and sleep cycles, one LTC operator says.