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Falling among seniors: studied but not solved

Sun, 09/12/2010 - 15:35 - Laurie Orlov

Falling among older adults -- it's a problem. You would think that with all of the available information and technology, that there would simply be fewer falls among older adults each year. But you would be an optimist. According to the CDC, each year 40% of seniors fall (up from 30% ten years ago). I was thinking about this during a few visits to assisted living communities this past week, when the tour guide mentioned the personal, carefully designed 'chair exercise' program. Okay.

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Differences between indoor falls and outdoor falls

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 16:33 - Laurie Orlov

Study identifies clear differences between older adults who fall indoors versus those who fall outside.

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Indoor falls different from outdoor falls

09/09/2010

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Fear of Falling

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 06:43 - Laurie Orlov

Study indicates that worrying about fallng increases the likelihood of it happening.

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Fear of Falling

09/07/2010

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Halo Monitoring CEO to Speak at Seventh Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 11:27 - Laurie Orlov

07/19/2010

myHalo, PERS 2.0, Automatic Fall Detection are Redefining the Medical Alarm Market

Huntsville, Alabama (July 19, 2010)

Halo Monitoring, Inc., provider of the world's most reliable and easy to use elderly fall monitoring system, will exhibit myHalo® at the Seventh Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference this week in San Diego, CA. Company co-founder and CEO, Chris A. Otto, will be speaking during a panel presentation titled "PERS 2.0", a term Otto and Halo Monitoring coined in early 2009.

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Remote monitoring, PERS, fall prevention, fall detection

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Senior Helpers Announces National Partnership With Halo Monitoring

Wed, 06/23/2010 - 18:05 - Laurie Orlov

06/23/2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 23, 2010

PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Jon Weiner, 919.459.8161, jweiner@seniorhelpers.com
Sue Yannello, 919.459.8162, syannello@seniorhelpers.com

Leading Senior Care Provider Announces New National Partnership
Agreement makes innovative emergency response system available to families across the nation

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Remote monitoring, Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health, PERS, fall prevention, fall detection

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The Data Driven Life

Sun, 05/02/2010 - 08:59 - Laurie Orlov

Is there a connection between collecting data about yourself -- and collecting it about an aging parent? Also see Philips and DirectLife policy change.

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The Data Driven Life

05/02/2010

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Wellcore begins shipping

Thu, 04/29/2010 - 18:29 - Laurie Orlov

04/29/2010

The Wellcore System Begins Shipping Featuring the Most Advanced Automatic Fall Detection Available

New Mobile Personal Emergency Response System Provides Seniors and Caregivers a Better Solution for Safety and Wellness

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