As the global population ages, smart homes are often touted as the ultimate solution for independent living. However, a new study published in JMIR Aging, suggests that technology developers and policymakers may be missing ...
May 6, 2026
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The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid machine begins to move. It lifts a mannequin from a bed, slowly and carefully. The engineers hold ...
May 6, 2026
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New research led by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Center at SAHMRI and Flinders University has revealed older Australians receiving home care services are significantly less likely to be hospitalized ...
May 6, 2026
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As Alzheimer's disease and other dementias continue to rise nationwide, new research shows that equipping primary care providers with focused dementia training and embedding clinical decision-support tools directly into the ...
May 5, 2026
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A new study from health policy researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health suggests that while regulators have several tools at their disposal to penalize insurance plans that break the rules, they rely mostly ...
May 5, 2026
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Intimacy doesn't disappear in long-term care, but clear guidance on how to support it often does. A new paper outlines a practical framework for how organizations can move from uncertainty and inconsistency to a structured, ...
May 4, 2026
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Some 80% of Mississippi counties have no adult day service centers, and even counties that do have centers cannot meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers, a new University of Mississippi-led study indicates. ...
May 4, 2026
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Older people who experience unstable finances, poor housing and fuel poverty are at increased risk of more rapid physical and mental decline as they age, a study suggests. Research following more than 15,000 people in England ...
May 4, 2026
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As Australia and the world face rapidly aging populations, technology is increasingly promoted as the answer to helping older people live safely, independently and well—but experts warn that innovation alone is not enough.
May 4, 2026
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More than 40% of older people admitted to U.S. hospitals have dementia, yet only half of them have been diagnosed with memory and cognitive difficulty. Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators have developed ...
May 4, 2026
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