Wearable mobility aids could help LTC nurses with physically demanding tasks: Analysis
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 11, 2024
Exoskeleton technology for back support or mobility could help nurses and caregivers, a new report suggests.
Supply of Moxi robots within healthcare to grow following $25M boost
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 26, 2023
Developers of a healthcare robot, Moxi, plan to expand their reach thanks to $25 million in new funding.
Robots to combat loneliness? Researchers propose ethical limits.
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 21, 2023
A new study on AI aims to provide metrics for determining whether robots can help with loneliness, a “Companion Robot Impact Scale.”
New robots supplement staff at senior living sites as extra security, groundskeeping
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Aaron Dorman
Jun 30, 2023
New robots in the senior living industry provide security and clean, such as the Parker Jewish Institute’s new model that patrols the halls and offers assistance.
Get more direct input from seniors for tech aimed at them, researcher argues
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 13, 2023
Technology aimed at seniors could use more input from seniors themselves, developers of a new app, “Let’s Talk Tech,” argue.
Digital assistive tech vital to dignity among dementia patients: report
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 23, 2024
A recent review of studies around “digital assistive tech” showed those tools helped people living with dementia preserve dignity and monitor health.
Adoption of robotics, analytics growing among largest senior care organizations, annual report shows
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 26, 2023
An annual report on the 200 largest senior care organizations shows wider adoption of advance analytics tools than ever before.
COVID-19 virus no match for lasers, scientists find
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 11, 2024
A research team using lasers has found that specific wavelengths can do serious damage to either the RNA or protein structures within COVID.
Are filters and germicidal lights actually useful? New study hopes to clear the air about them
By
Kristen Fischer
Aaron Dorman
Nov 21, 2023
A new study says air filtration systems can’t stop people from getting viral infections, according to new research.
New AI tool helps spark the conversation about early dementia
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 06, 2023
A new app’s virtual agent asks memory-probing questions to patients — picture descriptions and verbal fluency tests — to look for signs of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.