Improving the Health and Safety of Seniors Shifting to Home Care
A summary of key modifications and precautionary measures skilled caregivers and household members can undertake to improve senior safety....
Improving Patient Engagement in Home-based Senior Care
Remote Patient Monitoring helps reduce the cost, and strain of care, on caregivers and promotes independence, quality of life and dignity amongst seniors and helps them age in place....
How Retirees can connect with Healthcare Services amid COVID-19
Solutions for Life in the Time of the Virus If anything, the COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrating how older adults need innovative, 21st-century solutions to stay safe and healthy while accessing reliable medical care. Today’s obstacles to do just that are enormous given the current Canada-wide directive for social distancing, coupled with the restrictive and limited […]...
LocateMotion to commence 5G testing for its senior homecare solution
Toronto, Canada 18 October 2019 – LocateMotion was founded with the aim to help keep loved ones safe and facilitate aging in place. The start-up reaches another milestone as it gets selected by the ENCQOR 5G program, for implementation and testing of 5G use-cases for its unique IoT and AI SaaS solution for the senior […]...
How Will IoT Transform Senior Care?
The healthcare industry is still trying to figure out a way to care for the elderly population whose life expectancies are increasing by the minute. The IoT has the power to be a gamechanger for the healthcare industry – senior care particularly – by lowering costs and risk while improving the quality of life. If […]...
Is PDGM the most effective payment mechanism for the home healthcare sector?
There has been a growing focus on patient needs and preventive care. This is why CMS has announced the launch of a budget-neutral payment approach. This system has been designed keeping patient requirements into perspective. Traditionally, home healthcare industry has billed for ‘volume’ of care. However, recent changes to Medicare reimbursements policies will compel home healthcare ...
Your Ultimate Travel Checklist for the Snowbird Season
With temperatures falling below 0 is many parts of North America, the thought of drinking a chilled beverage on a sunny beach or taking a leisurely afternoon stroll in the park certainly does sound enticing. The prospect of spending time in warmer climate is particularly appealing to Canadians, especially retirees. According to Canada Post, every […]...
How do I make the house safer for my aging parents?
When parents start aging, quite a few things change. This includes their daily routine, food preferences, and even the way they commute. In addition to these changes, their physical and mental health also starts to decline. This is why it’s not uncommon to find them searching for something they kept somewhere and forgot or bump […]...
Holiday gifts that would keep your loved ones safe
With holidays approaching fast, it’s time to start thinking about the perfect gift for your loved one. However, with so many options to choose from, deciding on what to buy becomes a difficult task. Though it’s common consensus that an ideal gift is something that is useful, durable, stylish, and affordable. Our gift recommendations are […]...
Top Free Nutrition Apps for Seniors
Our nutritional needs change as we grow older. To make things easy for us, World Health Organization (WHO) has laid out clear nutritional guidelines for older adults. For instance, according to WHO, increasing the consumption of fruit and vegetables by just 1-2 servings daily can reduce cardiovascular risk by 30%! While there are many online […]...
How to Cope with Sundowning?
If your loved one has been diagnosed with dementia and he is showing signs of agitation, confusion, or anxiety during late afternoon or evening hours, he’s most probably experiencing ‘sundowning’. Sundowners Syndrome is a state of confusion that people living with dementia experience in late afternoon, evening or at night. Due to this, they are […]...
A Beginner’s Guide to Caring for Someone with Dementia
We all know someone who is suffering from some form of dementia. That person could be our neighbor, a relative, or even our own parents. According to World Health Organization, about fifty million people worldwide are living with dementia and a new case of dementia is diagnosed every three seconds. [sc name=”Blog Post CTA”] […]...