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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Nursing Homes Still Hotbeds of Abusive Drugging

…can help nursing home staff control agitated or restless patients, observers say. While the problem of antipsychotic abuse in nursing homes has been recognized for decades, increasing evidence shows it’s…

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Carers and Elders: What’s Up with the System?

…an advocate for more enlightened care in nursing homes and in the world of home health aides. Having spent the last 11 years in an assisted living facility surrounded by…

Friday, December 12, 2014

Nominating “Derek” for the Dreck Award

…portrayal, “Derek” is an ageist fantasy of life in a nursing home, conjured by a middle-aged comedian who has little respect for or understanding of old people. The home’s residents…

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Alive Inside: The Remarkable Story of iPods and Alzheimer’s

…had embraced these devices, but what about older people? When his Google search for “iPods and nursing homes” came up empty, Cohen started wondering: What if you could unite America’s…

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

The Graying of Suburbia

…says Amherst seniors have stayed in their homes longer than they should have. “They’re stranded in cul-de-sacs without social support,” she says. “Most homes have not been updated, taxes are…

Monday, January 13, 2014

Meet the New “Old Age”: Matthias Hollwich

…a revolutionary rebuttal to such concepts as “aging in place,” “nursing homes” and “retirement communities.” (In his presentations, he crosses out “retirement” and replaces it with “empowerment.” “Elderly people” is…

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Seniors have their say about smart homes

…survey respondents also had some concerns about smart homes. Nearly all respondents had concerns about security and privacy of smart home devices, and more than three-quarters worried that technology would…

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Urban Cohousing the Babayaga Way

…health deterioration. It’s also expensive for funding the safety modifications that make individual homes accessible as mobility declines with age, and for funding the nursing care to each person’s home.”…

Sunday, October 16, 2016

An Innovation in Memory Care: Therapy Through Design

What picture comes to your mind when you hear the words “memory care” or “nursing home”? A tiny house facing a golf course? A main street lined with front porches….

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Protected: Senior Planet Montgomery — Smart Devices, Smart Homes Lecture Series

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Thu, February 1 EDT

IoT: Smart Homes

Come learn how the Internet of Things (IoT) technology is transforming homes everywhere! Control your lights, temperature, and even household appliances with a tap on your smartphone. These smart devices…

Wed, March 13 EDT

IoT: Smart Homes

Come learn how the Internet of Things (IoT) technology is transforming homes everywhere! Control your lights, temperature, and even household appliances with a tap on your smartphone. These smart devices…

Fri, April 12 EDT

IoT: Smart Homes

Come learn how the Internet of Things (IoT) technology is transforming homes everywhere! Control your lights, temperature, and even household appliances with a tap on your smartphone. These smart devices…

Fri, May 10 EDT

IoT: Smart Homes

Come learn how the Internet of Things (IoT) technology is transforming homes everywhere! Control your lights, temperature, and even household appliances with a tap on your smartphone. These smart devices…

Wed, June 26 EDT

AARP Presents: IoT Smart Homes

Come learn how the Internet of Things (IoT) technology is transforming homes everywhere! Control your lights, temperature, and even household appliances with a tap on your smartphone. These smart devices…