Recent advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, offer a way to help prevent lonely deaths and proactively identify potential long-term issues.
2 organizations are working to promote social connections in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2024
Two organizations are working to promote social connections in all types of settings, including senior living communities, according to a senior policy analyst who spoke Monday during a LeadingAge member...
Mental health apps can provide short-term benefit for seniors with depression, study shows
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 29, 2024
Mental health apps for seniors can help alleviate stress in the short-term, but cannot replace caregivers, a recent study shows.
Old age against the machine: Experts offer some robo-pessimism over prospect of more bots in LTC
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 25, 2024
Despite stories that senior living and care robots are proliferating, the promise of such technology has been overstated, according to a new report.
Caregivers, not just people with dementia, need screenings, interventions for loneliness, study shows
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2024
Isolation and loneliness are a shared experience and a source of distress not only for people with dementia, but also their caregivers, according to new study findings.
Single mindfulness + compassion session aids mental health
Mar 15, 2024
Small delayed benefit seen for loneliness, but larger improvements seen in perceived stress
More news for Friday, March 1
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2024
What states spent on dementia care in 2010 through 2019 … Impaired sense of direction may be early sign of Alzheimer’s … Experiencing low healthcare quality is associated with greater dementia risk...
Vision impairment linked to several psychosocial outcomes in seniors
Feb 26, 2024
The odds of depression and anxiety symptoms rose in association with objectively measured vision impairment.
Get SMART: interactive whiteboard gives providers dynamic tool for engagement, socializing, developer...
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 22, 2024
An interactive whiteboard developer is making its first foray into senior living and care spaces in the United States with a new pilot program in Colorado.
‘Smart’ glasses, mobility tools part of dynamic slate of senior tech getting seed funding
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 21, 2024
Eleven senior tech projects will receive funding and support from the Design Age Institute in London, from apps to mobility solutions.