Robotic support pets may carry microbes: Disinfection works, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2020
A simple cleaning process brought infectious microbes to undetectable levels in a variety of support robot brands after residents handled them for 20 minutes.
Here, Fido! Two states distribute robotic pets to curb seniors’ social isolation during pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2020
Florida and New York are using companion pets to help older adults, including those with dementia, combat the effects of social isolation during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, March 19
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2020
Coronavirus session featured today in McKnight’s Online Expo … COVID-19 and senior care will be topic of March 25 webinar … Presence of pets may protect against suicide in seniors … Fecal microbiota...
Simple interventions can greatly reduce residents’ falls
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 23, 2019
Fatal falls have nearly tripled among older Americans, and experts are calling for stepped-up prevention measures such as these.
Better to let sleeping nursing-home dogs lie
By
Liza Berger
May 11, 2009
Say it’s not true! Could it really be that dogs, those loving, joyful, drooling creatures, actually can transfer illnesses such as MRSA and C.difficile to residents in nursing homes? Pardon my intellectual...