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InvestigAge is an online resource for industry experts, by industry experts, featuring curated and condensed research findings from 2010 to late 2023 covering a broad cross-section of research on aging.
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Totally Motivated: Employee Engagement & Resident Satisfaction in Senior Living
A survey of over 600 employees and almost 2,000 independent living residents from 29 senior living communities revealed important insights into the relationship between employee…
What Does Quality of Life Mean to Life Plan Community Residents?
Researchers conducted an in-depth case study to investigate what quality of life means to residents of a Life Plan Community. With the help of a…
TRENDING NOW: Technology for the Future of Aging
Technology continues to be a fruitful endeavor within the field of aging, and has already changed the way people are aging. At the Consumer Electronics…
Social Status: Can Social Participation Help Older Adults with High Risk of Major Mobility Disability?
As part of a larger study, researchers investigated how level of participation in social activities influenced the effectiveness of a physical activity intervention. Over 1,600…
On the Plus Side: Positive Aspects of Caregiving Benefit Well-Being
A recent review examined more than 50 studies to explore how positive aspects of caregiving can have a benefit on well-being. Instead of simply dealing…
Release the Robots! Older & Younger Adults’ Perceptions of Robots
Do people want robots helping them at home or work? If so, are older and younger adults equally accepting of robots? To answer these questions,…
TRENDING NOW: Smart Watches & Older Adults’ Safety
Smart watches are always making their way onto gift lists, but there have been new advances in these devices that could be incredibly helpful for…
Reading Material Matters: Effects of Books & Magazines on Aging Brains
A recent study investigated whether reading books is better for the aging brain than reading magazines. The researchers looked at data from a longitudinal study…
Building Bridges: Improving Relations between Family Members & Staff in Assisted Living
The Partners in Care in Assisted Living (PICAL) program was created to address conflicts between family members of assisted living residents and their staff caregivers…
Feeling Older? You Might Experience Less Complex Emotions
Having complex emotional experiences is important for maintaining well-being, as is feeling younger than one actually is. In two studies, researchers investigated how these concepts…
The High Cost of Ageism: Calculating Health Care Expenses Associated with Ageism
In an effort to influence international policy change to reduce ageism, a recent study investigated the health care costs of ageism in the US. Using…
TRENDING NOW: Intergenerational Senior Living
Intergenerational senior living has been shaping the aging experience for quite a while, but developers today are thinking of new ways to increase the benefits…





