The internet as we know it has been around since 1994. Yet 15 years later, while 79% of the general population reports using the Internet, only 42% of those 65 and older indicate use. Why, should the senior care industry and the technology industry care about this? It is now widely known that Internet use […]
Placing a family member in a nursing home is painful and difficult, yet necessary when the medical and physical demands make other options unacceptable. It is often said that the community environment and procedures are overwhelming and that the family must learn the new set of rules. Recently, communities have started understanding that it also […]
We all know exercise and sport is good for health, some people believe it might be too strenuous or dangerous for seniors but a recent study from Israeli researchers proved the opposite. As reported by Lindsey Tanner an AP Medical Writer: The results of the study “clearly support the continued encouragement of physical activity, even […]
We’d like to thank everyone that came to the Proaging event last week at Vinson Hall. The room was packed and our speaker, Ms Nancy Ewald from Activity Connection gave a great seminar on what she sees as the future of activities and life enrichment for senior communities. Check some pictures here: Charles de Vilmorin, […]
We were demonstrating our product to residents of a nearby facility last week and they were very excited; but one of them just sat in her corner and didn’t seem to care much about what was going on. After asking her what she thought about all this, she simply replied: “I am 94 years old, […]
