AI, seniors’ virtual reality innovations honored with Hillman Foundation grants
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 25, 2023
A nurse-moderated VR program for seniors with kidney disease and an algorithm project for care planning just received a funding boost.
Business briefs, Sept. 27
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2023
Older adults’ vulnerability declines soon after moving into senior housing: study … Price of nursing home staffing mandate is $6.8B, 100K more workers, analysis finds … Veterans Homes of California...
Virtual reality provider grows programming hours to expand seniors’ access
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 24, 2023
A VR giant that caters to senior living announced it was expanding weekday programming for its “live” features like trivia and tours.
Waiter, I’d like a healthy brain, please! VR cafe ‘game’ shows promise in assessing seniors’...
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 28, 2024
A new VR-based game in which a user performs the role of a cafe waiter could become a cognitive test for seniors with neurological issues.