Purchase College in Albany now has approval to build a senior community on-campus. The college has been trying to get approval for this project for years and is looked at as a win-win situation for the college (and it's students) and the future residents. The community will contain up to 385 senior housing units and will be the only one its kind on …
The Current Wave: Cell Phones for Seniors
Cell phones are handy but many older people have trouble with them because they are hard to understand or hard to see. Here are a few cell phones for seniors that are neither. The Jitterbug (s) Senior Cell Phone The Jitterbug Dial (shown on left) is causing quite a stir in the cell phone market. specifically designed for seniors, this phone …
Vibration May Reduce Risk of Falling for Seniors
Researchers at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australian may have found a way to reduce falls for older people. Sven Rees, a PhD student at the University, said that standing on a platform that vibrates for ten minutes or less could help seniors keep their balance better and reduce falls. The group has been looking at ways to improve …
Blue Cross gives medical records access via cell phone
Parents or people providing care for elderly parents will have a new way to carry personal health records and provide them to physicians. Blue Cross of Northeast Pennsylvania is providing an application for cell phones to it's insured. The first wave of patients have been given access to it and it allows them to add their own information. The next …
New Concept in Elderly Care: Small Groups
"Our energy needs to be around how to replace nursing homes. Not replace the building but replace the idea that older people can be taken away and put into an institution," Dr. Thomas recalls saying. He described his vision of homelike places where elderly residents could gather, dine together and sit before a blazing fire."This concept rang true …
Match Makes Perfect Sense, Great Benefits for Aging in Place
Here's hoping this is a trend. If you're a contractor or an interior designer, take note. Give a customer a start to finish quote for a redesign & remodeling job, coordinate it in a single office with great service, and you'll have one happy consumer. "Working together with the client from the very beginning allows us to provide options that …