Technology
TRENDING NOW: Fitness Options for Stay-At-Home Older Adults
As stay at home orders continue in many states, older adults are getting creative with ways to exercise and maintain their positive well-being. The Boston…
Adaptive Aging: How Adaptivity Improves Technology Usage in Older Adults
More older adults are going online than ever before, but there may be wide variability in the range of resources accessed. A new study investigated…
TRENDING NOW: Grandparents Turn to Technology during COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders
The news surrounding COVID-19 has been disheartening and difficult. The isolation factor has been hanging heavy on everyone’s shoulders, especially older adults—where there is more…
Through the Portal: Older Adults’ Experiences Using Patient Portals
Patient portals are convenient tools to help patients manage their electronic medical records. A new study investigated how older adults fare in using this technology.…
There’s an App for That: Mobile Health Apps Help Older Adults Manage Their Health
New research suggests using mobile health applications helps older adults manage their health. The researchers analyzed data from a mail-in survey of 1,864 smartphone and…
High-Speed Connection: Online Social Networks Ease Depression in Older Adults with Pain
Dealing with pain can be a significant barrier to staying socially active, but there may be other options for socializing beyond in-person contact that can…
Rec Tech: Technology-Mediated Recreation & Quality of Life in Long-Term Care
Senior living may not be the first industry that comes to mind when discussing technology, but that may be about to change. According to an…
Think Fast! Independent & Assisted Living Residents Benefit from Cognitive Training
In a study that earned a silver 2019 Mather LifeWays Innovative Research on Aging award, researchers explored how independent and assisted living residents can benefit…
You Might Also Like This: Programmers Seek to Streamline Person-Centered Care Questionnaire
With the goal of offering better person-centered care, nursing homes use the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory (PELI-NH), a long questionnaire to assess resident preferences.…
TRENDING NOW: Virtual Reality Training for Caregiving Staff Puts Them in the Shoes of Care Recipients
Virtual reality has been on the scene for quite some time, but Embodied Labs is pushing the envelope when it comes to using this immersive…
Like, Share & Retweet: Social Media Use May Improve Older Adults’ Cognition
An interesting new study explored the cognitive benefits of using social media. Half of the 34 participants age 65 or over (average age 76.5) attended…
TRENDING NOW: Older Adults Are Closing the Technology Gap
The technological divide between older and younger generations may be a thing of the past. AARP reported on recent integral research that shows the gap…
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