Reducing senior falls: Leveraging technology for safety in senior living communities
By
Ted Tzirimis
Jun 20, 2024
As our population ages, the spotlight on older adult falls and their effects within senior living communities has intensified, demanding greater awareness and action. Falls among older adults are alarmingly...
The answer to tackling the staffing crisis: start with the culture
By
Katherine Wells
Feb 29, 2024
We have been faced with a pressing long-term care dilemma for the last several years, and it is only getting worse.
App-driven remote patient monitoring tool cuts hospital visits by 25 percent, study finds
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 20, 2024
A smartphone app that logs older adults’ vital signs was able to reduce emergency department visits by 25%.
Who’s monitoring the monitoring tools? New white paper calls for more efficient, centralized RPM process...
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 08, 2024
Getting RPM tools under one central system is something that providers need to work toward, a new report argues.
Robotic interactions in long-term care require more direct study, researchers argue
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 23, 2024
Researchers with The Responsible Robotics Project developed a data-recording system to capture events that occur for nursing care robots.
A new partnership between technology company Circadia Health and 77 skilled nursing facilities operated by Ciena Healthcare aims to significantly improve preventive care and reduce preventable rehospitalizations.
RPM could be life-saving difference for seniors on dialysis, study shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 29, 2024
Remote patient monitoring tools may make a meaningful difference in dialysis survival rates, a new study shows.
Radio sensor could reduce frequency of seniors’ heart emergencies, hospitalizations
By
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.