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Computers offer therapy to seniors

August 2010 —Technology has the potential to change the lives of aged-care residents. But for some who may still remember when few households had a television set, the computer can be an intimidating wonder.

Helping Seniors Keep Active With Computers

August 2010 — It might be the perfect way --to get your parents or grandparents into the digital age. A new computer program designed specifically for seniors is part of a pilot program in Mariemont.

The New Old Age: Being There, Without Leaving Home

August 2010 — With backing from Microsoft and the city’s Department for the Aging, Selfhelp has created a “virtual senior center” for about a dozen low-income elderly people, with six more scheduled to join the party at the end of the summer.

Microsoft Partners with IN2L

July 2010 — Microsoft has teamed up with IN2L and the City of New York to provide a Virtual Senior Center, connecting home-bound senior citizens with loved ones around the city and around the world.

Care Center in running to win 25K for WiFi cafe

July 2010 — More and more senior citizens are getting acquainted with computers and the Internet at Autumnwood Care Center in order to vote online for a project the facility is conducting.

IN2L and Aristacare in the News

June 2010 — News 12 New Jersey examines how therapists at Aristacare facilities in the state are integrating It's Never 2 late system into their therapy program to improve minds and bodies.

It's muscle memory: Brain exercises are reaching a new level of function and fun

May 2010 — Following a new wave of electronic programs flooding the long-term care marketplace “brain fitness” is gaining momentum as an activity that proponents say can keep the mind in shape and stave off the onset or progression of Alzheimer's and dementia.

'Brain Bus' launches in Northern Ireland

May 2010 — A pilot program by UK based Fold Housing Group takes dementia therapy on the road with the It's Never 2 Late system. British TV presenter Fiona Phillips helps launch the mobile bus service geared at reducing depression, agitation and improving mental function.

Never too old to say ‘Wee!’: Seniors stay active by using popular Wii video game

January 2010 — J Weekly.com looks at how the Wii, IN2L and social media have boosted activity levels at a Jewish Senior Center in Phoenix.

Technology Holds Promise for CMS Compliance

December 2009 — Carmen Bowman from Long Term-Living magazine looks at how technology can help meet CMS guidelines. Read full article

Partnering with Self Help Senior Centers

September 2009 — It’s Never 2 Late , MicroSoft & the Self Help Senior Centers of NY collaborate to connect home bound seniors with their local senior center. Hear from Adele, 102 years old…

The Means to a Beginning

Tim Dixon looks at how one enterprising facility in South Australia took a good idea – using computers to bring out the human side of aged care – and has started to run with it.

It's Never Too Late for Fun at the New Hampshire Veterans Home

It’s never too late for residents to learn something new at the New Hampshire Veterans Home (NHVH). With financial support from the NHVH Resident Benefit Fund as well as the Skrungloo Farm Inc. Grant Program, the Veterans Home has purchased “It’s Never 2 Late, (IN2L)” a customized, state-of-the-art computer system which introduces older adults to the world of computer technology, giving them the opportunity to experience and learn new life skills that enhance the quality of their lives.

Residents use technology to learn new skills, take a stroll down memory lane

This article by Emily Thompson, Newsletter Coordinator at National Campus in Sioux Falls, SD, profiles the use of the IN2L system by residents at Fort Collins Village.

It’s Never Too Late: Seniors Retool with Technology

Residents of some Volunteers of America’s nursing and assisted living facilities are using innovative, user-friendly technology to learn, engage, heal and stay connected.

Stepping up your game

Today's activities are physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually therapeutic for residents.

Pilot Study Shows Improvements in Elders

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Pilot Study Shows Improvements in Elders

Through a special grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, THE GREEN HOUSE® Project has been looking at the impact of the IN2L technology on some of the core elder outcomes related to quality of life in the Green House homes. Four Green House project sites have been participating in the study which began in the Fall of 2008 and will continue through 2009.

So far, based on the first three months of data, Dr. Linda Hollinger Smith, Principal Investigator from the Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging, reports the following observations:

At 3-months post-IN2L implementation, in relation to the comparison homes, elders in IN2L homes:

Have significantly greater energy levels;
Participated more in social engagement activities;
Were less depressed;
Demonstrated greater self-efficacy; and
Experienced greater quality of life.

It was also reported that nearly 43% of Green House elders participated in IN2L activities related to learning for once a week or more. This was followed by mind exercises, communication, entertainment, and hobbies.

Green House staff were asked about the impact of IN2L participation on interactions and relationships among residents, staff, and families and the time elders are spending in various other activities including therapy, socialization, and daily home activities. Nearly 70% agree that staff has gotten to know more about their elders, and over 50% agree that elders are interacting more with staff and the relationships between elders and staff have improved.

A final report on this study will be released by the end of 2009. For further information about the study and THE GREEN HOUSE® Project, contact:

Bill Keane
Project Guide
THE GREEN HOUSE® Project
wkeane@ncbcapitalimpact.org
703-647-3210

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