26 of the 48 state Medicaid agencies studied could not report the number of “critical incidents” — such as abuse, neglect or exploitation.
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Note home health and home care job growth.
04/05/2012
Reflecting that 14% of people age 50+ with a hearing impairment actually use hearing aids.
04/03/2012
From ASA -- Dychtwald, Gail Sheehy, et al. on the new world of aging.
04/01/2012
Nuance Communications and its Dragon systems, the technology behind Siri.
03/29/2012
Caring.com survey indicates importance of boomer caregiver role.
03/24/2012
Veterans use Telehealth by getting diagnostic services at a VA hospital without having to travel great distances to see a specialist in person.
03/23/2012
Report: The average age of those living in independent living has shifted a few years older to the mid-80s with the average age of assisted living residents in the late 80s to early 90s.
03/23/2012
Carers UK has launched a new project with partners including Microsoft and the Technology Strategy Board.
03/22/2012
New York's Pace University connects its students with senior citizens who want to learn how to stay in touch with their more tech-savvy children and grandchildren.
03/20/2012
Communication and telehealth in one platform.
03/17/2012
And on the other hand, there are the cruise ship and resort versions.
03/16/2012
On the one hand, how assisted living facilities are becoming more like nursing homes were.
03/15/2012
Maybe the end user won't use any of it...wouldn't that be interesting?
03/10/2012
YARA -- Yet Another Robots Article about their possibilities. Right.
03/08/2012
Children are getting smartphones. And presumably a data plan.
03/08/2012
The NY Times is testing several devices that promise to make life easier for non-techies.
03/06/2012
Study: People who played action-based video and computer games made decisions 25% faster than others without sacrificing accuracy.
03/05/2012
Distracted while trying to read an E-Book? Maybe it's all the alternatives on the device.
03/02/2012
With Ava, it is using video and computing advances to create robots that can do office work remotely and perhaps one day handle more of the household chores.
03/01/2012
Matt Thornhill, Boomer Project: "The advent of Siri means the end of the era when humans have to adapt to new technology."
02/29/2012
The number of children living in homes with parents and grandparents is growing.
02/29/2012
Typical -- not a word about tech-enabled chronic disease monitoring (or medication management).
02/25/2012
Not to be outdone by ABI, Forrester declares that 'the mobile arms race' is underway.