The FCC provided a presentation on the expansion of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, the creation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, and work the agency is doing to improve its broadband maps. All of the initiatives received additional funding allocated through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law on December 27, 2020.
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AARP and Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), the parent of Senior Planet, have teamed up to offer free technology classes to older adults. The partnership is intended to help older adults thrive in the digital world and use technology to improve their social engagement, financial security, civic participation, health, and creativity, said an AARP press release.
With COVID-19 adding to the stresses of hospice care, some hospice providers are turning to technology to address nurse burnout. Technology that eases communication among team members, patients, and families can help relieve the burden on nurses. A recent article sponsored by Citus Health in Hospice News explains how.
A low-cost, one-hour, video-based ageism intervention can improve staff attitudes and behaviors toward older adults, a recent study found. Reducing ageism among senior living staff is important, as doing so can raise older adults’ quality of life and improve care delivery. McKnight's Senior Living provided a summary.
Video games offered through Obie, in a central room, have been the key to re-engaging older adults during COVID-19 lockdowns at a short-term and long-term post-acute care facility.
When residents at Complete Care Management could no longer join group outings and gatherings, they lost their sense of responsibilities and purpose. "It was up to our facility to find a COVID-19 solution of our own amid the isolation, depression and decline during the pandemic," wrote Rehab Director Ted Okosi in a recent McKnight’s Senior Living article.
New research reveals that information sharing challenges are hampering care transitions from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). LeadingAge CAST helped guide the study, which has raised concerns about patients' experiences during care transitions. To solve this challenge, said the study's authors, broader hospital-led efforts are needed, ideally supported by IT infrastructure improvements and incentives for high-quality care transitions.
In 2020, the number of senior living providers investing in video conferencing quadrupled from the amount seen two years before. In addition, organizations investing in telehealth and telemedicine technologies doubled since 2018.
LeadingAge CAST is part of the Commit to Connect initiative, which uses technology and other strategies to combat social isolation and loneliness in all communities.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads Commit to Connect, made of partners from across the federal government, the aging and disability network, philanthropy, and industry. This public-private partnership brings a coordinated, national approach to address social isolation during COVID-19 and beyond.
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