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Eiichi Saitoh, a professor in rehabilitation medicine, presented a new experimental robot produced by Toyota that has the needs of elderly and disabled in mind. Several new devices introduced by Toyota are designed assist with walking, lifting, and even transporting. Toyota is confident these new machines will help expedite healing and recovery after a stroke or other ailments.
Every winter countless people end up in hospitals due to falls from slipping on the ice. Dr. Mishock discusses how physical therapists can work directly with seniors to help increase endurance, strengthen balance, and educate about fall prevention in order to make this snowy season a safe one.
Andrew Carle, a former rehab hospital director, has come up with an idea to help out people with dementia disorders. More than 60% Alzheimer’s patients and elderly folks with dementia have a tendency to wander from their homes. A new shoe that has a GPS tracking device will help eliminate the risk of losing track of a loved one.
Here at Always Here Home Care we were pleased to receive a “Certificate of No Complaints” from the Better Business Bureau on October 4, 2011. Even a lifelong pessimist can learn to expect the best!
“Don’t Ever Lose Your Keys Again”
Interested in learning more about the cost of care for you or a loved one? Click on the link below to find an interactive map that compares costs across the United States.
“Compare Cost of Care Across the United States” Tags: Finances, Long Term Care
Beatitudes, a nursing home in Phoenix, Arizona, is using some of the latest research to treat their Alzheimer patients. Although their method may be considered unorthodox by some, it is quite effective. Read the full article here!
Pam Belluck, “Giving Alzheimer’s Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate” Tags: Alzheimer's, nursing homes  For 20 years doctors Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D., and Leslie R. Martin, Ph.D., have been following the lives of their subjects from childhood to adulthood to see what makes one person live longer than another. In the link below they share 6 common myths about aging. To find out more information you can purchase their book The Longevity Project.
Adapted from Parade Magazine, take The Longevity Quiz here.
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