News of the Week - 1/26/24
Observations About Some Things That Caught My Eye
Seniors’ tech tools are useful, but they’re still not user-friendly enough, market analyst claims
McKnight’s - Most seniors may have now bought into the idea that technology is essential in their lives. But that doesn’t mean the technology geared towards them is user-friendly or easy to learn.
Senior living providers and tech developers both need to make sure innovations address useability concerns and are easily updated and integrated into existing systems, one expert stresses. (P.S. Sage Stream is a snap to implement.)
A Woman Who Shows Age Is No Barrier to Talk Show Stardom
NYT - Tetsuko Kuroyanagi has been one of Japan’s best-known entertainers for seven decades. At 90, she’s still going strong.
‘I just count the laps’: Canadian swimmer, 99, breaks three world records
Guardian - Betty Brussel sets records in the 100- to 104- year-old age class in Saanich, while inspiring members of local swim club.
102-year-old completes 'bucket list' item and speeds around Richmond Raceway
Richmond Times - Bindy Gralow always wanted to go fast. At 102 years old, she was finally able to check it off her “bucket list.”
On Thursday, Gralow sped around Richmond Raceway, which has been graced by NASCAR legends like Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace and Jimmie Johnson. She told the raceway that her wish was to go 102 mph, “plus one for good measure.”
Will your older self refuse to give up the car keys? Here’s how to plan.
WAPO - An “advance directive” for driving is a tool that can help seniors and their loved ones.
Bizarre - Yes But There is a Life Lesson Here about Human Behavior
Our Rodent Selfies, Ourselves
NYT - A photographer trained two rats to take photographs of themselves. They didn’t want to stop.
An Italian Town Full of the Elderly Wants to Feel Young Again
NYT - San Giovanni Lipioni, a tiny town in central Italy, has one of the oldest average populations in the country but hopes a marketing push will attract younger people.The sexual health checkup older adults didn’t know they needed.
WAPO - STD cases have risen among adults age 65 and older. Should you get screened? Actually, not new news!
Caring Place Hub
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Here is more information for employers and family caregivers.
For some Alzheimer’s patients, vision problems may be an early warning
WAPO - There had been early clues, but it was a family game of dominoes around Christmas 2021 that convinced Susan Stewart that something was wrong with her husband. Charlie Stewart struggled to match the dots on different domino tiles. They were shocked to learn that his domino confusion was a sign he had a lesser-known variant of Alzheimer’s disease.
Focused Health Family Podcast on Memories, Music and Seniors, January 11, 2024
Listen to my interview HERE.
‘Granny cam’ bill joins national trend toward greater nursing home room monitoring
McKnight’s - Adding to what has become a national trend, Iowa’s state legislature has advanced a bill that would allow residents and their families to install cameras in nursing home rooms.
Long-term care sector leaders have typically stood firmly against such laws for years, citing privacy concerns, legal difficulties managing practices under disparate state rules, and potential negative effects on staff morale. But a groundswell of patient advocate and policymaker support has rapidly shifted state law across the country.
My review on Amazon:
Music Has Power in Senior Wellness and Healthcare could be retitled Music Has Power ANYWHERE. While it is a great primer for any senior entity looking to bring music therapy into their toolkit, beyond that, it has great advice for anyone looking to use music to help themselves or a loved one. Whether to relieve pain, alleviate anxiety or just appreciate music more deeply, this book will have you wanting to listen to more music and diverse music and music that touches your life. It is a great playbook for senior living. But after reading, if you leave with a deeper appreciation of the impact of music on healing, the book will be more than worth it. Congratulations Dr. Tomaino.
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Great resources, particularly the article about advance directive driving. Thank you!