Wearables predict resident decline due to COVID-19, study at PALTC22 reveals
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2022
Wrist-worn wearables and under-mattress sensors identified early signs of decline that regular staff checks didn’t pick up in nursing facility residents, according to a trial conducted by clinicians.
Sensor technology with artificial intelligence to improve patient safety
By
Guy Fragala, Ph.D.
Jun 30, 2021
In today’s world, advances in technology have provided a great opportunity for the application of this technology targeted at improving the safety of healthcare patients. Consider having a caregiver...
Drones, smartphones and sensors aid fall interventions, first aid
By
Julie Williamson
Aug 13, 2019
Fall prevention and intervention are going high tech. A platform of drones, smartphones and sensors show promise for remotely monitoring the elderly and identifying heart rate and temperature shifts that...
Study: Fall detection devices ‘aren’t properly tested’
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2018
Pouring over nearly 120 worldwide studies on fall-prevention technology, investigators found that the majority were tested in lab settings utilizing students, and some used mannequins to simulate falls....
New report highlights handrails, grab bars for seniors
Feb 25, 2015
Handrails or grab bars are the most common modification made for seniors, closely followed by rugs to prevent tripping, according to a new analysis. Fewer are saying they are installing sensors.
SCA introduces TENA Identifi
May 21, 2014
SCA, which makes TENA incontinence products, has announced that the TENA Identifi is in the final stages of regulatory clearance in the U.S.
Caremerge announces partnership with Care Technology Systems
Apr 08, 2014
Caremerge LLC unveiled plans for a partnership with Care Technology Systems in April. Data and alerts from the latter’s sensors can be combined with activity and clinical data from Caremerge, providing...
Home care sensor market may be $1.2 billion by 2018
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
Just like the markets for skilled nursing and assisted living, demand for sensors in home care is expected to jump in the next five years.
Care Innovations and Cardigm announce partnership
Feb 25, 2014
Intel-GE Care Innovations™ and Caradigm are intending to form a partnership that uses Care Innovations™ remote patient monitoring and smart sensor technologies with the Caradigm™ Intelligence Platform.
What we’ll see in assisted living this year—a year to get stronger
By
Doug Fullaway
Feb 01, 2011
What will we see in the assisted living world this year? The following are my best guesses, given ongoing conversations with assisted living communities across the country and seeing firsthand how the...