The rate of deaths from falls among persons aged ≥65 years increased 31% from 2007 to 20161 Clearly the methodologies we are using to lower the risks of death due to falling are not working. There can be many factors that might be affecting the critical nature of a fall; one of which may be […]
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How Technology Helps Our Residents Sleep Better
How Technology Helps Our Residents Sleep Better By Michael Gestetner, Director, Hillside Haven Retirement Residence According to the National Sleep Foundation, seniors need the same amount of sleep as young and middle-aged adults. Unfortunately, many seniors have difficulties with sleep, struggling to fall asleep or remain sleeping long enough to satisfy their needs. There can […]
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Passive Patient Monitoring with Medical Alert Systems
Modernizing Medical Alert Systems Medical alert systems were initially created as a means to offer independence to elderly individuals while providing a level of safety and comfort to families and loved ones. Older medical alert systems possess limited capabilities, and rarely document what actually happened to the individual requiring assistance. With the emergence of new […]
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Connecting the Elderly to their Community Around Them
The majority of the elderly live a more simplified lifestyle than their younger selves. They don’t try to go out as much or meet new people. Due to their lifestyle, they tend to be stuck in their old ways as they live out the rest of their lives, even if they don’t really want to. […]
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Medium Might Be the Best Platform for Seniors
The internet is full of articles that teach you how to build consumer products for the millennial, because the most active users on the internet are in fact the generation that is building them. Upon close inspection we can see that successful product ecosystems have hubs of information like Medium for millennial consumer products, critical […]
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IoT : Healthcare of the Future
A modern sensor based health care society where prevention is actualized through a multi factor correlation of real-time data augmented by behavioral rewards and the Internet of Things is going to snatch economic victory from the jaws of defeat. In today’s world we theorize about the higher incidence of obesity due to fructose intake, environmental […]
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