Age-Technology-How AI and IoT (Internet of Things) in Healthcare Can Help Dementia Patients From a smartphone to a motion sensor, technology experts are using the Internet to get wireless devices to talk to each other to keep dementia patients safe and improve their health and well-being. Medical providers, caregivers, and family members are taking advantage … Continue reading “Age-Technology-How AI and IoT in Healthcare Can Help Dementia Patients”
Category: COVID-19
Dangers of Elderly Isolation Due to COVID-19
Dangers of Elderly Isolation Due to COVID-19 Justin Davis has not seen his 92-year-old grandmother since February because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The Nashville, Tennessee resident said he normally visits his only living grandmother at different times throughout the year and spends holidays with her. Sadly, Davis said he won’t be enjoying … Continue reading “Dangers of Elderly Isolation Due to COVID-19”
How to Help The Elderly DEC 2020
How to Help The Elderly DEC 2020 Many seniors prefer to age in place in the comfort of their home instead of in assisted living or a long-term care facility. Living independently may come with challenges; but with support, older adults can overcome their issues to live securely on their own terms. To do this, … Continue reading “How to Help The Elderly DEC 2020”
Seniors Handle The Pandemic Very Well
Seniors Handle The Pandemic Very Well In the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a storm knocked out power for the third time in 24 hours in the senior apartment where Ellyn A. Lem’s mother lives. Lem assumed that her 84-year-old mother would be upset because her lights, stove, and air conditioner were … Continue reading “Seniors Handle The Pandemic Very Well”
COVID, the Elderly, and the Holidays: Families Advised to Plan Early
December, COVID, the Elderly, and the Holidays: Families Advised to Plan Early The holidays are upon us and the spike in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases continue. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, are you planning your usual December Holidays with a visit to your elderly aunt who lives in an assisted … Continue reading “COVID, the Elderly, and the Holidays: Families Advised to Plan Early”
COVID Trials and the People Who Are in Them
COVID Trials and the People Who Are in Them Lindy Washburn, a health care reporter for NorthJersey.com and The Record newspaper, is chronicling her journey as one of nearly 30,000 volunteers in Phase 3 of Moderna Inc.’s clinical trial for a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. The volunteers will receive two injections, half will get … Continue reading “COVID Trials and the People Who Are in Them”
COVID ‘Brain Fog’ a Lasting Result After Catching COVID
COVID ‘Brain Fog’ a Lasting Result After Catching COVID Melanie Montano, a 32-year-old writer, and educator from New Jersey tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in March. About two weeks after COVID-19 symptoms started, Montano said she began experiencing “brain fog,” a condition that made it difficult for her to remember details and … Continue reading “COVID ‘Brain Fog’ a Lasting Result After Catching COVID”
Caregivers Are Still Staying In As Society Reopens
Caregivers Are Still Staying In As Society Reopens Jill Carey, a 37-year-old mother of two children, lives with her parents, Walt and Mary Lou Carey, in Upper Darby, Penn. Carey said her greatest fear is either she or her 10-year-old son or 6-year-old daughter will expose her parents, who are in their 70s, to the … Continue reading “Caregivers Are Still Staying In As Society Reopens”
Hand Sanitizers and Disinfectants. What Works? What Doesn’t?
Hand Sanitizers and Disinfectants. What Works? What Doesn’t? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to purchase hand sanitizers with low levels of ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol, which are active ingredients in hand sanitizer products. This is the second FDA warning in as many months over hand sanitizers that the federal … Continue reading “Hand Sanitizers and Disinfectants. What Works? What Doesn’t?”
Masks! What Works, What Doesn’t and Covid-19 Stopping Masks
Masks! What Works, What Doesn’t and Covid-19 Stopping Masks The fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues and face masks are front and center for reducing the spread of the deadly virus. Dr. Robert R. Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls cloth face coverings one of the most … Continue reading “Masks! What Works, What Doesn’t and Covid-19 Stopping Masks”