Friendship Village captures Gold for effort to reduce resident falls
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 07, 2022
Friendship Village in St. Louis made a concerted effort to reduce falls among residents of its community by using VirtuSense balance technology, which uses artificial intelligence to assess each resident’s...
Staff input critical to preventing falls in senior living communities: paper
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 19, 2022
Including staff members in the conversation is the top recommendation in a paper outlining guidance to providers on purposefully designing a safe environment to prevent falls in senior living communities.
More news for Friday, Oct. 14
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 14, 2022
First LGBTQ+ Medicare Advantage plan for older adults launches … $1 million grant aims to reduce fall risk in older adults … New model predicts five-year Alzheimer’s risk … Dietary habits at midlife...
Resident falls cost providers $380,000 per year, on average: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 28, 2022
From quality of care to labor shortages, fall-prevention strategies can have enormous transformative effects on senior living and care businesses. Falls cost the average community or facility $380,000...
Balancing safety, security and privacy in falls detection
By
Yami Durrani
Sep 22, 2022
The advancement of artificial intelligence and cameras allows us to experience the best of both worlds — high privacy and high security.
More news for Wednesday, Sept. 21
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2022
Bill would protect long-term care residents from neglect, isolation … Falls Free CheckUp online tool helps older adults check fall risk … Feeding tubes associated with pneumonia increase for people...
Keeping senior living residents safe with video and audio analytics
By
Paul Baratta
Sep 15, 2022
Typically thought of as strictly security technology, today’s surveillance devices are proving that they go far beyond traditional “security” applications, contributing to overall resident safety...
More news for Tuesday, Aug. 30
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2022
NCOA, CDC Foundation launch online tool to help older adults assess their fall risk … Nurse steals $2K from 97-year-old resident for pizza party for son, police say … Economic instability, loneliness,...
Smart Socks may cut hospital fall rates in at-risk patients
Aug 26, 2022
Patients wearing Smart Socks had a lower fall rate compared with the historical fall rate.
Depression and falls: How data can lead to proactive care
By
Elissa Barpal, BSN, RN
Aug 18, 2022
Some symptoms of depression now can be monitored automatically, producing data that help caregivers be proactive about falls.