Category 'Senior Care Technology'

Tablet Computers Increase Elders’ Readability

A presentation at the 2012 American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting offered new findings on why tablet computers are helping people age 50 and older read with more clarity and speed.

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Introducing Older Adults to the Internet

Before introducing elderly loved ones to the Internet, it’s important to ask how they’d like to use the Internet (connect with others, read news and weather, access health information, online banking and shopping, etc.). Teaching sessions should focus on these priority interests.

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Read the Latest Home Care Industry News

The July edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter contains information, advice and support for adult caregiving

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Technology to Keep Seniors Safe at Home

Several technology devices are now available to help seniors live independently and avoid expensive emergency room trips or moves to nursing homes.

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New Tools Specifically Designed for Seniors

Today’s seniors are benefitting from the cutting-edge field of gerontechnology that develops products and services to make work and leisure easier for people as they age.

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Technology Helps Long-Distance Caregiving

To help them monitor their loved one's care when they cannot be present, some family caregivers are turning to technology to bridge the gap.

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Catch Up on the Latest Home Care Industry News

The April edition of the Caring Right at Home enewsletter contains information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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Smart Gadgets for Savvy Seniors

From amplified telephones and listening systems for televisions to devices for fall detection and remote monitoring, the technology industry is responding to a growing demand for products specifically designed for today’s aging population—a market representing more than $2.5 trillion in annual spending power according to the Aging Technology Alliance (AgeTek).

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A Caregiver’s Guide to Mobile Apps

“That said, it’s worth browsing through the health and medicine section of your phone’s app store occasionally. You’ll find all sorts of inexpensive apps to help you sleep better, quit smoking, abstain from alcohol and relieve stress. Others might help you manage medical conditions from the common cold to cancer.”

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Tablets Open the Digital World to Older Adults

A research study at UCLA indicated that Internet access and use can actually enhance brain function and cognition in older adults after just one week online.

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