Nursing homes of the future will require two major themes to be successful: caring and technology. In an age of continued lockdowns and restrictions, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel as our frontline healthcare workers and nursing home patients get their COVID vaccines. But in the meantime, loneliness continues to…
Older adults say that they are no worse off on some indicators of loneliness and overall mental health than they were five years ago, though general happiness has declined. Technology has been a coping mechanism, they say.
By now many of us have viewed the viral video of residents gleefully shooting soft foam balls at laughing staff members dressed as reindeer dodging through a pine-tree “forest.” It’s the kind of merriment suitable for the 2020 holidays — one that uses humor and playful defiance to release pent-up frustrations. Under normal circumstances, spending…
Congregate living may have a positive effect on fall risk, a new study finds. Seniors who live with others are much less likely to report hospital admission due to falls than their peers who live alone, researchers say.
After a day of total isolation, the sight of people having fun together activates the same brain region that lights up when a hungry person sees food, an MRI study has found.
According to the Yale School of Public Health, regular phone calls or emails may provide the most solace for people living in long-term care facilities. This includes remote calls, and phone calls while visiting at a facility window.
pCare and Coro Health have integrated therapeutic music and spiritual support into pCare’s Interactive Patient System. The new offering is available to any pCare client, including nursing homes, and will leverage Coro Health’ offerings including MusicFirst and CoroFaith. “One of the biggest challenges hospitals and healthcare systems face in caring for patients during a pandemic…
Women with fewer social ties have higher odds of hypertension, researchers say. In contrast, men with a large social network are more likely to develop high blood pressure.
What do your residents already have and know how to use that can help them feel less lonely? The telephone. Beyond the push for you to invest in costly and time-consuming technology (Zoom? iPads?) is a simpler, quicker solution for your residents to create meaningful human connections if they have the right opportunities to cultivate…
Nursing home and senior living advocates have released recommendations and a toolkit to support safe visitation and ease resident isolation during the pandemic.
