Online physical and mental rehab program improves quality of life with long COVID
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 14, 2024
Seniors with long COVID could benefit from an online treatment and rehabilitation program, according to new research.
Digital tools can help de-stress older caregivers, survey concludes
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 23, 2023
Digital fitness technology can be vital for reducing older caregivers’ stress levels, and keeping them fit enough to fulfill all care duties, a new study shows.
Education, gender are factors in seniors’ tech literacy, study finds
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 30, 2023
Senior women and those without a high school diploma could benefit from more tech literacy programs, study authors write.
Next-gen nurses love digital tech but worry that seniors they’ll care for may not feel the same way,...
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 21, 2023
Among nursing students who expect to go into long-term care, a majority support using new digital technology, according to a recent survey.
AI-monitoring company offers training sessions to reduce assisted living residents’ stress about new...
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 05, 2024
One company is offering training and Q-and-A sessions to help ease assisted living residents’ concerns about AI-enabled monitoring.
State’s seniors to gain more digital access, literacy through new Lighthouse partnership program
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Aaron Dorman
Dec 18, 2023
LeadingAge and Lighthouse for Older Adults are expanding educational programming aimed at residents of affordable senior housing communities.
Caregivers of tomorrow reveal varied attitudes about working with robots in LTC
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Aaron Dorman
Dec 11, 2023
Healthcare and health tech students are supportive of the idea of robot-aided senior care, according to a recent study.
More caregiver perspective is needed on use of robots in LTC, researchers state
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 07, 2023
Researchers are calling for a new study to evaluate existing literature and see how caregivers feel about robots in senior care.
A new app being developed for dementia patients features touch-screen games in six different languages and dialects.
New partnership gives CCRC residents virtual live-in caregiver
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 10, 2023
A select number of continuing care residents in Iowa will have a special new virtual live-in caregiver that’s able to give them wellness surveys and provide customized reminders.