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.
‘Smart’ toilet seat tracks patients’ health, aids in diagnoses
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Aaron Dorman
Jun 26, 2023
TrueLoo is a new toilet with sensors that can analyze waste to monitor trends and patients’ health.
Tech can aid senior living and care staff, but cost and privacy still big concerns: expert weighs in
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 07, 2023
Some challenges related to properly staffing skilled nursing facilities can be met by using tools like patient monitoring, an expert on health technology notes.
Who’s monitoring the monitoring tools? New white paper calls for more efficient, centralized RPM process...
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Aaron Dorman
Apr 08, 2024
Getting RPM tools under one central system is something that providers need to work toward, a new report argues.
Digital health solutions help older women stay healthy while preserving privacy, dignity
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 28, 2024
Digital health tools are helping older women address health issues they are sometimes uncomfortable discussing with caregivers, AARP says.
It’s all in the wrist: New wearable devices can provide seniors key data about Alzheimer’s, COVID
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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.
Seniors, caregivers, have new and easier methods to monitor heart health — 5 innovations
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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
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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.
Radio sensor could reduce frequency of seniors’ heart emergencies, hospitalizations
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 21, 2024
Researchers at Cornell are working on a radio-based too that can detect heart and respiratory problems, in lieu of wearables.
This long-term care provider keeps the lights on without throwing sleep cycles off
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 10, 2023
Special lighting systems can help maintain seniors’ circadian rhythms and sleep cycles, one LTC operator says.