MU Sinclair School of Nursing Interdisciplinary Projects Receive Top Honors from the American Academy of Nursing

Published On: 11/3/17

Raise the Voice Edge Runners are the practical innovators who have led the way in bringing new thinking and new methods to a wide range of health care challenges. Many senior citizens and their families seek to postpone or avoid nursing...

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Seniors Live At Home Longer With Health-Monitoring Technology

Published On: 11/3/17

University of Missouri researchers are using sensors, computers and communication systems, along with supportive health care services to monitor the health of older adults who are living at home. (2009) Press Release @ Medical News Today

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Kinect Effect Reaches Into Hospitals, Senior Centers

In the year since Microsoft launched Kinect for Xbox 360, the controller-free device has been adopted and adapted for a growing number of non-gaming uses, many of them in the healthcare field. (2011)

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MU Researchers Use New Video Gaming Technology to Detect Illness, Prevent Falls in Older Adults

Researchers at the University of Missouri and TigerPlace, an independent living community, have been using motion-sensing technology to monitor changes in residents’ health for several years. Now, researchers have found that two devices commonly used for video gaming and...

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Aging in Place: Facilitating Choice and Independence

Highlights * A combination of demographic and economic shifts is creating a large and growing need for affordable and age-appropriate housing opportunities. * Most seniors would prefer to age in place; home modifications are critical to this process, but...

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New Technologies to Help Seniors Age in Place

Published On: 11/03/2017

Researchers test ways to prevent elderly people from injuring themselves at home. Attachments: New Technologies to Help Seniors Age in Place 

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Foresight – Health Risk Detection System

Foresight – Health Risk Detection System – presented at the 2015 Innovation & Entrepreneurial Recognition Dinner at the University of Missouri.

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Older adults live independently longer when monitored by care team and technology

Finding ways to help older adults “age in place” has been a focus of researchers at the University of Missouri for more than a decade. Now, a new study shows their work at TigerPlace, an independent living community that...

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Aging in Place: critical for seniors to remain independent

America’s 75 million aging adults soon will face decisions about where and how to live as they age. Current options for long-term care, including nursing homes and assisted-living facilities, are costly and require seniors to move from place to...

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