From simple wearable devices to high-tech monitoring systems, the list of gadgets designed to help aging boomers stay independent is extensive and growing.
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New Technology Promotes Healthy Aging In Place
Posted on 19 August 2018.
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Innovative Couples’ Intervention Helps People With Dementia Communicate
Posted on 11 August 2018.
For couples with decades of shared memories, a partner’s decline in the ability to communicate is frightening and frustrating.
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1,400 Nursing Homes Get Lower Medicare Ratings Because Of Staffing Concerns
Posted on 09 August 2018.
Nursing home industry officials have acknowledged that some facilities are struggling to meet the new payroll reporting requirements.
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People Caring For Family Members With Dementia Are Sleep Deprived
Posted on 06 August 2018.
These disruptions can lead to chronic sleep deprivation and place caregivers at risk for depression, weight gain, heart disease and premature death.
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More Than Senior Moments: Better Dementia Detection Is Urged
Posted on 26 July 2018.
Too few people with signs of mental decline or dementia are getting checked during routine medical visits or told when a problem is found, says a panel of Alzheimer’s disease expert.
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Nursing Homes, Senior Centers Find Bullying Has No Age Limit
Posted on 25 July 2018.
The unwanted were turned away from cafeteria tables. Fistfights broke out at karaoke. Dances became breeding grounds for gossip and cruelty.
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