Mental health took a hit, but seniors seemed to be adapting to shelter-in-place conditions this spring, a new study finds. More than half spent more time socializing remotely, and most used internet technology to do so.
Seniors who communicated via video chat were about half as likely to report depressive symptoms than those who did not, say researchers.
The stereotype of older adults as sad and lonely may be well off the mark – at least when they’re compared to their younger counterparts, a new study finds.
Sleep patterns could help predict Alzheimer’s … Type 2 diabetes study holds promise for safe treatment … Social media better at predicting disease than demographic data
Using the likes of Facebook, Twitter, et. al. is about creating and controlling your own message. It’s about time more providers discovered this.
Users who rate nursing homes on social media often use more service-oriented criteria than government officials do, say academic researchers who stacked facilities’ Yelp reviews against Nursing Home Compare rankings. The study, the second by a team of gerontologists in California, examined 264 reviews of 51 nursing homes and tracked “code” phrases to see how…
An Illinois rehabilitation and skilled nursing center has been fined $25,000 after a certified nurse aide admitted to posting a partially nude photo of a resident on social media.
One of our employees has public photos on Facebook where he’s in drag, and a board member complained. How should we tackle employees doing potentially embarrassing things away from work, yet in a public way?
It’s time again to talk about an issue that’s been increasingly on healthcare providers’ minds in recent years — and will probably only continue to grow more urgent: patients’ online reviews.
When it comes to social media, I tend to think providers worry a little too much.
