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Privacy Policies: Considerations for Smart Home Technology in Senior Living
What are the implications of smart home technology within senior living residences on residents’ privacy? Tech products developed to help identify health problems or maintain…
Positive Views, Positive Outcomes: Exploring Older Adults’ Views on Aging, Leisure Activities & Physical Health
Over time, a consensus has been reached by researchers that perceptions of aging are linked to health outcomes in older adults, including their physical functioning.…
Tech for Health: The Converging Digital Divide
Expanding on the commonly acknowledged age gap in technology adoption, a recent study explored whether similar differences exist among different ethnic groups of older adults.…
Driving Question: Can Cognitive Training Help Older Adults Retain the Ability to Drive a Car?
Can cognitive training prolong older adults’ ability to drive a car? In a ten-year study that earned a 2018 Bronze Mather LifeWays Innovative Research on…
A Word to the Wise: How Wisdom Affects Older Adults’ Well-Being
A recent study explored three components of wisdom and their association with older adults’ subjective well-being and the impact of negative life events. While wisdom…
TRENDING NOW: Older Adults Are Learning to Age Well from Podcasts
Older adults have access to a new medium for information and directed activities to help them age well: podcasts. Podcasts that help older adults age…
The Loyal Treatment: Resident Loyalty in Life Plan Communities
Researchers recently investigated Life Plan Community resident loyalty outcomes from a hospitality perspective. They proposed that a focus on residents’ needs would make the community…
Solitary Refinement: Not All Older Adults Who Live Alone Are at Risk
A recent study documents the differences in the social networks of older adults living alone and identifies which types of the networks are associated with…
Demographics, Depression & Differences in Wellness in Older Adults
Recently, researchers examined looked at how demographic variables and depression symptoms related to wellness, resilience, and age perceptions among independent living senior living residents. In…
Care Pairs: Exploring Relationships between Caregivers & Patients
Using interviews, researchers investigated how to maintain supportive relationships between older adults with multiple chronic conditions and their informal caregivers. This study focused on relationships…
Lonely Hearts, Helping Hands: Easing Loneliness for Recent Widows with Volunteering
In light of the numerous negative physical and mental consequences associated with loneliness, researchers examined whether becoming a volunteer might attenuate some of the loneliness…
TRENDING NOW: A Social Cycling Experience for Older Adults
A small but growing international trend within the older adult population has been reported by McKnight’s Senior Living and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. A new…
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