Exercise app to target seniors with mild cognitive impairment
An exercise and gaming app for seniors with mild cognitive impairment is set for its first user tests, report the developers.
Apps
How to do it… A less painful tech transition
Mobile technology, coupled with a plethora of “apps,” is creating amazing opportunities for long-term care residents to connect with the outside world. Getting residents to embrace newer technology, however, can be a challenge. Experts advise how to acquire the right tech that’s safe, useful and welcoming.
McKesson creates mobile pharmacy app
McKesson announced a new mobile delivery app that captures payment and pharmacy signatures in a patient’s home or bedside. The Mobile Delivery App was built for Apple iOS products and is free.
ITUpdate
A growing number of healthcare providers are adopting mobile technologies, a new study by IT trade organization CompTIA has found. A survey of 375 healthcare providers reveals that 60% of respondents currently use smartphones and more than 50% say their staff members currently use tablet computers. Of the survey respondents who have a mobile device capable of supporting applications, one in five use health- or medical-related apps daily.
Grandma has an iPad, what now?
Yes, it’s true: Our seniors are tech-savvy and love their gadgets. But where does this leave us as clinicians and caregivers? Hopefully, not in the dark.
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