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Why Do Residents Fall in Senior Living? 3 Core Causes and Solutions
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Why Do Residents Fall in Senior Living? 3 Core Causes and Solutions
Originally published April 2022. Updated August 2024 Fall prevention in senior living communities is a complex challenge that requires a thorough understanding of various..
Is AI Fall Prevention Taking Over Virtual Sitting?
As technology has become more and more entrenched in the medical world, virtual sitters have become a go-to solution for hospitals trying to reduce falls without the cost of..
Quality of Senior Living Has Improved Over the Last 10 Years
According to a recent report by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL), senior living communities were providing better..
Design That Impacts Residents in Senior Living
The last two years of COVID-19 has made everyone consider their living space a lot more. But while most people may have been finding ways to establish work-from-home office space..
Risky Business: Video Surveillance in LTPAC
When looking at senior living communities, safety is a factor that should not be ignored. So much so that many communities have placed cameras throughout their community to..
Safety or Surveillance: The Dilemma of Cameras in LTPAC Communities
Originally published February 2022. Updated August 2024. As the pursuit of increased safety in long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) and senior living communities grows, many..
How Remote Patient Monitoring Supports Skilled Nursing Teams
Nurses are under more pressure than ever to handle an ever-increasing workload in long-term care and skilled nursing communities across the country. With the nursing shortage..
Fall Technology: Preventing Falls with Tech in Acute Care
Understanding the needs of your at-risk community and having the right fall prevention technology in place is vital to keeping people safe, no matter what level of care they need.
What is Fall Risk?
When we ask, “what is fallrisk,” we are asking how likely a person is to experience a fall.Everyone has fallen at one time or another, but those with lower fallrisk are more able..