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Tag Archives: skilled nursing facilities
High-Intensity Rehabilitation Services Overused in Nursing Homes, Study Shows
Patients are receiving burdensome and unnecessary therapies at the end of life
A recent study shows that many U.S.nursing homes are providing unnecessary — and extremely lucrative — rehabilitation services to patients at the end of life. The rate of these “ultra-high intensity” services increased 65 percent between 2012 and 2015 in … Continue reading
What Is Senior-friendly Technology And How Is It Beneficial For Older Adults? An Interview With Juliet Kerlin
The research director at a company that builds computers for seniors explains the technology
Today SevenPonds speaks with Juliet Kerlin, research director at It’s Never 2 Late (IN2L), a Colorado-based company that builds senior-friendly computers for use in assisted living facilities and skilled nursing homes. In2L is dedicated to making computers and adaptive technology … Continue reading
