Researcher eyes assisted living as base for testing AI-powered dementia screening technology
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2024
A research-based startup is looking to assisted living providers as it works to commercialize its artificial intelligence-powered platform to improve the dementia screening process.
CDC releases new profile of assisted living residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 09, 2024
Residents living in assisted living and other residential care communities in 2022 mostly were female (67%), white (92%) and 85 or older (53%), according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
CDC presents characteristics of residential care community residents
Aug 07, 2024
75% needed assistance with bathing, 71% with walking and 62% with three or more activities of daily living.
Increasing RN staffing hours reduces injury-related ED visits by assisted living residents with dementia:...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 19, 2024
A new study found that increasing staffing hours of registered nurses in assisted living communities led to a 53% decrease in injury-related emergency department visits by residents living with Alzheimer’s...
Study looks to optimize care interactions between assisted living staff, residents for better outcomes
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2024
The Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable has awarded $250,000 in grant funding to Anju Paudel, PhD, RN, at Pennsylvania State University to fund research aimed at optimizing care...
Assisted living will ‘meet its promise’ by providing services consumers want, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 08, 2024
Through the evolution of the assisted living model, the needs of residents have become more challenging, staffing shortages have worsened, regulations have become more complex, financing and accessibility...