How video games can strengthen the relationships seniors value most While the vast majority of video gaming enthusiasts are millennials, a growing crop of older adults are accessing video gaming technology for entertainment, cognitive stimulation, physical activity, and social fulfillment. They’re even making video games a part of their health and well being. During the
Read moreRESTORE-Skills’ CEO, Eran Arden, spoke with Jerrita Patterson on WREG News’ Live at 9 about connecting seniors & their loved ones. Patterson: More and more senior citizens are really lining up to get coronavirus vaccines across the country. But for many in nursing homes, the pandemic continues to keep them isolated from both family and
Read moreBelow is an excerpt from the story from Spectrum 1 News Ohio: CLEVELAND — Elizabeth Sims and her caregiver admit that since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, things haven’t been the same at The Heights Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Broadview Heights. Pandemic restrictions have cut out communal dining, team exercise and group therapy at
Read moreBelow is an excerpt from the story from ABC7 News San Francisco: SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Health is an important aspect of Building a Better Bay Area. As patients at care facilities are dealing with prolonged social isolation with visits from families curtailed or not allowed, caregivers are turning to multi-player skill games to improve
Read moreQuestion: How can we utilize RESTORE with our patients in support of falls prevention? Answer: Great question. To start we have to consider the physical and cognitive components required for a comprehensive falls prevention approach: Core and lower body strengthening (squats, lunges, etc.) to improve center of gravity control, stability to support sitting and standing
Read moreQuestion: How can RESTORE help therapists to support self-feeding goals with patients? Answer: Great question. To start we have to consider the physical and cognitive components required for self-feeding: Ability to bring hand to mouth Ability to apply and sustain proper grasp or prehension to a utensil or finger food item Activity tolerance for posture,
Read moreBelow is an excerpt from the story from Good Day Delmarva: For today’s Wellness Wednesday, Sydney speaks with Joe Asseline with the Westgate Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center to learn about the steps they’re taking to provide contact-less care during the ongoing pandemic. Today with the help of Westgate Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Baltimore, Maryland
Read moreWhat is gamification and how does it work? If you measure your daily step count or try to improve your LinkedIn profile strength to get a star, your behavior is already influenced by gamification. Gamification is why Peloton has been able to build a community of loyal cyclists around its product, while every other kind
Read moreRESTORE-Skills CEO interviewed on Memphis’ Local 24 News (ABC) Below is an excerpt from the story on tech in skilled nursing: There is a new way some Tennesseans are connecting to loved ones in facilities. Virtually. It’s called Restore-Skills.com. It’s a computer-based occupational and physical therapy gaming program. All someone in a long term care
Read moreRESTORE-Skills featured in a WTBU Radio (Boston) story titled, “Mass. Longterm Care Facilities Welcome Socially Distant Visitors” Below is an excerpt from the story on visitation: Amanda Telesca is the Director of Rehab at the North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, which has 100 beds and about 150 staff members. Telesca estimated that the average
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