‘Gossip bots’ one day may serve as personal caregiver assistants to older adults with dementia
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2020
A robot named Pepper is being eyed as a solution to addressing overwhelmed frontline healthcare workers and older adults living in assisted living communities experiencing loneliness due to the COVID-19...
Universities study robots to help senior living residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2017
Independent living and assisted living communities are serving as testing grounds as researchers try to develop robots that humans can trust and respond to as companions and caregivers. Researchers hope...
Caregiving robots should carry a warning label, author suggests
By
John O'Connor
Dec 16, 2019
Many senior living operators see caregiving robots as a betterment tool for care and staffing. But will their integration fuel relationship concerns and moral hazards?
Temi robots bring joy to residents and a Tech Awards Gold award to Williamsburg Landing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2020
A pursuit to adopt technology that serves and entertains residents paid off this spring for Williamsburg Landing, Gold winner in the 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for its High-Tech/High-Touch...
‘Rockminster’ robots
Feb 22, 2017
The Jewish Home at Rockleigh’s “Rockminster Dog Show” featured not only live animals but also “companion pets,” robots equipped with sensors that enable them to respond to...
Nurse with the meds is stuck in traffic? In Helsinki, it’s no big deal
By
John O'Connor
Sep 23, 2020
Getting medications to home care recipients in large metropolitan areas can be a challenge. Especially if the nurse carrying them is delayed. Finland’s largest city has found a way around the problem:...
Study identifies characteristics that robots used for dementia support should have
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 03, 2019
The list was derived from interviews and hands-on workshops at adult day centers for those living with dementia.
Pay attention to that soap opera-watching robot
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 11, 2019
Someone at Edge Hill University clearly has a sense of humor, but research there is no laughing matter.
CCRCs to participate in $3 million test of robots to curb resident loneliness, apathy
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 27, 2020
Two Ohio continuing care retirement communities will participate in a $3.13 million study testing whether socially assistive robots, some of which are shaped like animals, can encourage social interaction...
200 robotic pets provide companionship, escape from loneliness of pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 01, 2021
Orange County, CA, assisted living residents are among the latest in senior living to enjoy the companionship of new furry friends and an escape from the isolation of the pandemic, thanks to a program...