Technology boosts rehab participation, outcomes among residents with dementia
Post-acute therapy using an interactive touchscreen system engaged residents with dementia and improved outcomes in a new study.
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Touch-screen tool helps speed upper limb stroke recovery
A new rehabilitation system is designed to promote motor, cognitive and functional ability in people who have suffered a stroke.
Regenstrief Institute invests in startup to improve nursing home care
The Regenstrief Institute, an organization dedicated to technological innovation in healthcare, is partnering with Care Revolution, a medical startup focused on improving care at nursing facilities, controlling costs and reducing trips to the hospital. The new venture expands on an ongoing project funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Center for Innovation. “Investing…
Bracelet may help predict dementia-related agitation
A location-monitoring bracelet developer has received an NIH grant to study whether its device can detect agitation in seniors with dementia.
Looking forward: These simple steps can help your vision-impaired residents
These tips, such as how to improve visual contrast in living spaces, can help vision-impaired residents remain safe and self-reliant.
Tech-enabled rehab targets residents with dementia in Brookdale pilot
A first-of-its-kind program is embedding technology in dementia care to reduce risks and improve patient outcomes. Brookdale Senior Living is testing the approach in its skilled living facility at Brookdale Overland Park in Kansas. “This is a unique skilled care and rehabilitation program, offering so much more than just a secured, skilled dementia care environment,”…
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Smartphone ‘selfie’ seen as blood pressure monitor of the future
New smartphone technology uses facial videos to accurately take blood pressure readings. Developers see it as a future blood pressure cuff alternative.
More physicians are becoming telemedicine experts, professional network reports
Telemedicine is booming, and physicians are responding by becoming skilled practitioners, according to a new Doximity report.
Tackling turnover: How to leverage technology
It’s no secret that retention is an issue in the senior living and long-term care industry and beyond. With the baby boomer generation aging out of the workforce, millennials are projected to make up for 50% of the workforce by 2020. With tens of thousands of jobs to fill, recruiters are relying on this generation and changes must be made to prepare. One major answer to how to recruit this essential population? Technology.
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