Category 'Senior Care Technology'

Tablet Computers Increase Elders’ Readability

by Rita Ude on April 16, 2013 0 Comments

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

by Rita Ude on July 24, 2012 5 Comments

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

by Rita Ude on June 27, 2012 4 Comments

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

by Rita Ude on May 22, 2012 6 Comments

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

by Rita Ude on May 15, 2012 0 Comments

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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Home Elder Care Lessons Learned

by Dan Fox on April 23, 2012 0 Comments

A daughter learns much about herself while providing home senior care for her parents. We stumbled across this wonderful story journal at the AARP website, from a third-generation caregiver by circumstance: Kathryn Cody says it took her three generations to really “understand the fundamental t...

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Technology Helps Long-Distance Caregiving

by Rita Ude on April 10, 2012 1 Comment

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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Veterans Benefits and Senior Care

by Dan Fox on April 03, 2012 0 Comments

Palm Springs Veterans and widow(er)s of veterans may be entitled to a non-service connected monthly pension to offset long term health care costs such as Palm Springs home health care, assisted living or nursing homes. As the ABC news report emphasizes, many veterans are unaware of this benefit or a...

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Modifications for Aging in Your Own Home

by Dan Fox on April 03, 2012 0 Comments

This really applies to everybody, as we are all aging and eventually will need changes to our Palm Springs home to make life easier and safer. The best plan for making aging-at-home modifications is, do a little at a time.  Many areas of your home may need adjustments, but if you focus on a sin...

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Seniors and Caregivers should have FUN!

by Dan Fox on April 03, 2012 0 Comments

Your confined-to-home (or assisted living or nursing home) parent, just wants to have fun! You are focused on their safety, finances, medical treatment, medications, privacy, nutrition and therapy. You busy yourself with monitoring their progress (or decline) and doing everything in your power to ke...

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