Smartphone app aids memory in older adults with dementia
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 01, 2022
Older adults living with dementia or mild cognitive disorders were able to improve their memory by using a personal assistant application on their smartphones to receive reminders about upcoming events...
EHR tool helps researchers detects Alzheimer’s sooner
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 02, 2020
Nursing home providers may soon be able to accurately estimate an individual’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease simply by scanning a patient’s electronic health record (EHR).
Study: Portal designs must keep older adults in mind
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 02, 2018
Nearly half of patient portal registrations at an Amsterdam academic medical center between 2015 and 2016 were from adults age 56 years and older, according to a study published in September in Digital...
July/August IT Briefs
Jul 07, 2020
Wyld Networks is applying its mobile mesh technology to help protect nursing home residents, staff and visitors and prevent the spread of COVID-19 or other viruses by creating geozones.
IT Update – February 2018
Feb 08, 2018
» Computer scientists at the University of California-San Diego have built and successfully tested a tool designed to detect when websites are hacked by monitoring the activity of email accounts associated...
IT Update January 2018
Jan 08, 2018
» Dental prosthetics company Nobilium has created a denture identification system using radio-frequency identification. The system is geared toward skilled nursing facilities, to help them meet regulations...
ITUpdate for December 2014
Dec 01, 2014
» University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researchers are examining the effect of the Music and Memory program on dementia patients. The team is monitoring the mental state of 1,500 Alzheimer’s and dementia...
May IT Update
May 01, 2020
» Healthcare organizations battling the COVID-19 pandemic have also faced heightened cybersecurity threats from hackers looking to take advantage of the crisis caused by the outbreak. Email security firm...
Predictive model generates better staffing-mix options
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 09, 2018
Staffing a skilled nursing facility can be a daily chore, requiring administrators to strike a delicate balance of the right number of nurses. That’s been the case for Greystone Healthcare Management...
February IT Update
Feb 02, 2020
The LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions has released an Excel-based turnover cost calculator tool to help providers estimate how much staff turnover is costing their community.