Fall-related death rate among older adults increases 110%
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2018
Age-adjusted death rates due to unintentional falls among older adults increased 110% from 1999 to 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
22% of assisted living residents have fallen in past 90 days
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 21, 2018
Twenty-two percent of current residential care community residents had fallen within the past 90 days in 2016 during the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, according to data published Thursday.
Updated Apple Watch can detect falls, and HomePod wireless speaker has new features
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 13, 2018
A watch that can detect falls, and a wireless speaker with new features, were two highlights of Apple’s keynote event Wednesday in Cupertino, CA. The Apple Watch Series 4, the first major design...
Female residents of larger communities at highest fall risk: study
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Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2016
Female residents of larger residential care facilities who need assistance with at least one activity of daily living are at the highest risk of falling compared with other residents, a new analysis of...
Study finds relationship between falls, car crashes in older adults
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2017
Older adults who have fallen are 40% more likely to crash their cars than those who have not fallen, according to a new review of 15 studies of driving behavior involving almost 47,000 older adults.
Maplewood tests technology to improve residents’ lives, outcomes
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 06, 2017
Maplewood Senior Living has launched a new center with the goals of increasing resident independence, better managing health and wellness, broadening social connectedness and improving safety and quality...
McKnight’s Senior Living’s Online Expo is next week
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 11, 2017
McKnight’s Senior Living’s inaugural online expo will be next Tuesday, June 20. The event will include three webinars and a virtual trade show. Those who attend the free event can earn up to...
Daughter awarded $300,000 after mother dies following fall at assisted living community
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Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2017
A Virginia assisted living community has been ordered to pay $300,000 to the daughter of a resident who died after falling there.
Falls prevention may be aided by virtual reality in the future
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 23, 2017
Virtual reality one day might be used widely to help train older adults to improve their balance while walking and help healthcare professionals diagnose balance impairments to prevent falls, suggests...
Federal agencies must take steps to prevent falls, senators say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2019
A Senate report on falls prevention issued Wednesday has a to-do list for several federal agencies, “and we will be following up with those agencies,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chairman of the...