Will nursing homes recover good reputations after COVID-19 highlights their vulnerability to infectious disease?
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Staying Out Of ‘The Good Nursing Home’
Tag Archives: Elder Care
Our Human Affection For Robots
For good or ill, humans are prone to feel strong emotions toward machines that remind us of ourselves.
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Calling All Heroes: Stan Lee Needs Help
Stan Lee helped create a galaxy of superheroes, but his only hope for personal rescue may lie in an earthbound jurist.
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Helicopter Parents, Helicopter Kids
There is no such thing as calling your mother too often, but there is such a thing as a “helicopter kid.”
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Florida’s Uncool Nursing Homes
It isn’t too much to expect elder care facilities, funded largely by the public, to keep residents safe after storms.
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Living Better While Living Longer
As life expectancies increase, so does the need for new tools to promote self-sufficiency and social contact.
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The Link Between Immigration And Elder Care
Assisted living centers try, but they can’t prevent elderly residents from falling. This requires a domestic labor overhaul.
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“Granny Pods:” Only A Partial Elder Care Solution
“Granny pods” can bring the latest medical technology to our backyards. But is it an answer to elder care challenges?
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Elder Care’s COVID Disaster
Is COVID-19 an ordinary train wreck or a Hindenburg-style disaster for the elder care industry?
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