HealthComms

08/09/2016

Loneliness, which Emily Dickinson described as “the Horror not to be surveyed,” is a quiet devastation

Researchers have linked loneliness to physical illness and to functional and cognitive decline. Programs to reach out to the socially isolated are growing in response.

01/09/2016

One of the hard choices in life

Tania Spelman, Director of Nursing at Carechoice Malahide Road, writes about the practicalities of making the decision to put a loved one in care.

14/07/2016

Two states -- Maine and Florida -- will likely end the year with more elderly residents than children, an unprecedented ratio but one that's coming soon to several more states.

03/06/2016

Provision of care disorganised, fragmented and underfunded, say social work groups

31/05/2016

Limerick’s ageing population would be better served should the county embrace technology in a targeted away, IBM consultants have claimed.

11/05/2016

New service named GENERATIONCARES.COM focuses on access to health care technologies to enhance the effectiveness of caring for ageing family members. MyHomeReach features as one of those technologies.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire (PRWEB) May 10, 2016 -- Services Lessen the Care Giving Burden On Family and Friends and Improves the Quality of Life of Care Recipients

21/04/2016

A new report has highlighted the importance of an integrated community response, including that of aged care services, to address social isolation and loneliness among older people.

20/04/2016

Read reviews of the MyHomeReach caregiving app and subscription service, which aims to make it easy for seniors living alone to stay in touch with family members and paid caregivers and to get regular wellbeing checks, medication reminders and scheduling tools via their mobile devices and computers.

15/04/2016

Healthcomms' MyHomeReach called out by Aging technology thought leaders amongst the emerging technologies for aging

It's no debate that older adults require a lot of medical care, which carries a high cost.

05/04/2016

Sometimes it takes a crisis – like a call from the hospital – to realize how far from fine a family member really is.

04/04/2016

March 21, 2016 by Heather Landi | Reprints Telehealth, along with a number of other technology tools, can support health aging and enable older Americans to live independent, yet connected lives, according to a recent report published by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology…