Technology

With the goal of offering better person-centered care, nursing homes use the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory (PELI-NH), a long questionnaire to assess resident preferences.…

Virtual reality has been on the scene for quite some time, but Embodied Labs is pushing the envelope when it comes to using this immersive…

An interesting new study explored the cognitive benefits of using social media. Half of the 34 participants age 65 or over (average age 76.5) attended…

The technological divide between older and younger generations may be a thing of the past. AARP reported on recent integral research that shows the gap…

In a novel study, researchers stimulated certain areas of older adults’ brains with a low-level current that matched the brain’s own electrical signals, to aid…

A study on the benefits of using hearing aids found that using the devices can counteract many of the negative health outcomes associated with hearing…

Brain training games have become widely popular, but how do they stack up against video games? A recent study aimed to find out by comparing…

Robots are gradually solidifying their place in the world of older adult care. They are taking on roles of companions, caretakers, and, now, teachers. McKnight’s…

Playing games seems like a great way to maintain or improve cognitive health, but do brain games really work? The answer, according to a recent…

Loneliness continues to be a focus for research on older adults, with both senior living developers and researchers attempting to find savvy new ways to…

Many of us are struggling to limit “screen time” these days in order to spend less time online. But can using the internet be good…

Technology continues to be a fruitful endeavor within the field of aging, and has already changed the way people are aging. At the Consumer Electronics…