Emily Potts
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Preventing Cognitive Decline in Long-Term Care Residents
With so many older adults being isolated this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to prevent them from cognitive decline. Here are six tips to keep..
Costs of Long-Term Care Increasing
The cost of care for older adults has been steadily increasing for years, but the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a greater cost increase in 2020. The 2020 Genworth..
Loneliness During the Holidays
Even though we’re more connected than ever, many older adults report feeling loneliness during the pandemic, especially with the holidays looming.
AI Can Alleviate Staffing Issues During COVID-19
As many hospitals are pushed to the brink with COVID-19 cases, they are experiencing record staffing shortages to care for them. According to a recent article in The New York..
Younger Generations Weigh In On Their Parents’ Medicare Coverage
According to a recent healthinsurance.com national survey, 4 in 10 respondents have recently discussed their parents Medicare coverage. Of those, a whopping 74% have encouraged..
Top Medical Groups Advocate for Telehealth Beyond Pandemic
The COVID-19 Telehealth Impact Study Work Group of the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition* surveyed nearly 1,600 physicians and qualified healthcare professionals in the U.S. to..
Three-Fourths of American Adults Aged 65+ Face Multiple Chronic Conditions
PRC, a leader in healthcare experience solutions, announced significant findings from its 2020 National Health Survey focused on senior citizens living in the US. According to the..
Pandemic Playbook from LeadingAge
LeadingAge has released the Pandemic Playbook, which addresses the challenges and lessons learned this year as aging service providers grappled with COVID-19. “The overarching..
Remote Patient Monitoring is the Future of Quality Care for Older Adults
In a study conducted by Grand View Research, the global remote patient monitoring system market size was valued at $691.5 million in 2018 and is expected to register a compound..
The “Parallel Pandemic” Affecting Frontline Workers
As hospitals are pushed to the brink battling COVID-19, many frontline workers are dealing with a “parallel pandemic” of burnout and PTSD. A major contributing factor to this is..