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...
More peace and quiet
By
John Andrews
Dec 01, 2015
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...
Report: Disease will hike state outlays
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2015
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.
Researchers: Replace TV with exercise
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2015
Considering TV-watching an activity could be dangerous to your residents’ health.
Kramer: Tech will help define future
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 01, 2015
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...
Game changer
By
John Hall
Dec 01, 2015
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...
Overcoming objections
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2015
When it comes to bathing residents with special needs, many long-term care facilities find themselves in a slippery situation.
Worker’s paradise
By
John Andrews
Dec 01, 2015
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...
How they actually see you
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2015
These days, many senior living operators appear to be upgrading as quickly as possible.
A calming influence
Dec 01, 2015
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.