Assistive tech
Two university students have developed a mobile app that can detect within seconds if someone is suffering from a range of serious and potentially debilitating age-related eye conditions. The brainchild of Igor García Atutxa and Francisca Villanueva, the app uses artificial intelligence to analyse a selfie and issue a diagnosis, directing the taker toward the [...]
Social media and virtual interactions have made staying in touch with family, friends, and even work colleagues easier than it's ever been. All it takes is a handful of words or a few minutes of virtual communication via a computer-generated platform. But while it may be quick, easy, and convenient to interact online with loved [...]
Almhouses have been providing charitable shelter to the elderly in the UK since medieval times. The world's oldest form of social housing. more than 1,000 years after they first opened their doors, they are still providing a place to live to over 36,000 mainly older residents in almost 2,600 almhouses across Britain. The sizes of [...]
The man behind an innovative exercise and rehabilitation system to screen patients at risk of serious falls, believes it will "revolutionise" the way the primary care sector deals with what has become a massive global problem linked to ageing. Tim Henson has spent the last decade and hundreds of thousands of pounds developing the Formula [...]
World Cup-winning footballer Sir Geoff Hurst, veteran radio DJ Tony Blackburn and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Dame Arlene Phillips, are among entertainment and sporting legends who have thrown their weight behind a campaign to appoint a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England. Death in Paradise star Don Warrington and TV chef Rustie [...]
A community-integrated intermediary care model in Thailand aims to help mitigate issues caused by an ageing population and lack of access to long-term care. Rapidly ageing populations are a problem that many low- and middle-income countries are currently facing. However, for several of these countries, inclusive health and social care is still a pipeline dream. [...]
Seniors in the study had lower rates of hospitalisation and readmission
Referah uses a dating profile approach to pair older adults with senior living communities.
Researchers are exploring how to leverage low-cost methods to enable people to more easily move through public spaces.
