Report: Disease will hike state outlays
It’s well known that Alzheimer’s takes a huge toll on its victims. Less known is that state budgets may be soon suffering as well.
Print Issue: December 01, 2015
More peace and quiet
With more senior living facilities focusing on making their environments more homelike, there’s a problem when ubiquitous surveillance cameras, constant security buzzers and flat-screen TV monitors give the décor the look and feel of a prison
Beefing up appetites
A collaboration between the United Kingdom product design agency RODD and Lizzie Ostrom, the founder of Odette Toilette, has led to the development of a small device designed to combat appetite loss among people with dementia.
Sensing glaucoma
Clinical trials are underway to help analyze the gait of glaucoma patients and compare them to those without the eye condition.
A calming influence
A robotic therapy cat can help improve quality of life for people with dementia, according to a pilot study out of Mälardalen University in Sweden.
How they actually see you
These days, many senior living operators appear to be upgrading as quickly as possible.
Worker’s paradise
Low-income seniors shouldn’t have to settle for cheap, cookie-cutter housing as their only independent living option, say the folks who developed the Cottages at Cathedral Square, a new 32-unit residential community in Belleville, IL.
Overcoming objections
When it comes to bathing residents with special needs, many long-term care facilities find themselves in a slippery situation.
Game changer
Technology has produced miracles in this sector for decades — from helping 70-year-olds defy the curse of failed hips and causing bone-deep pressure wounds to heal, to protecting mind-ravaged residents from wandering forever into the night.
Kramer: Tech will help define future
Technology will play a central role in defining the future of the seniors housing and care industry, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care CEO Robert G. Kramer told attendees at the opening session of the group’s annual conference in National Harbor, MD.
