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The Weekly Insider: Cognitive Fitness, Fall Detection, Fall Prevention

Welcome to the September 29th, 2009 edition of The Weekly Insider, our newsletter with quick updates on senior care tips, cool gadgets, new technology, and must-have services.

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September 29, 2009

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Learn an Expert's Secrets for How to Keep Your Brain Sharp & Possibly Stave off the Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
Cognitive fitness, also called brain fitness, is a definite buzzword these days—especially as multiple studies are showing that varied and complex activities that engage the brain may stave off the onset of Alzheimer's disease. And so we asked the preeminent analyst of the cognitive fitness field, Alvaro Fernandez, the co-founder of SharpBrains, to sit and have a chat with us on this very subject. Read More
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Watch Us Test a Fall Detection System That Works Without the Push of a Button
We just couldn't wait to try out myHalo, which is a monitoring system that can detect falls and ensure that emergency help is summoned if needed without the need of an individual to press a button; it also can track vital signs, sleep patterns and activity levels. A senior simply needs to clip on the chest strap, which can be concealed underneath clothing, and then go about their day. Read More
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Find out How a Specialized Ballet Class for the Elderly Doubles as a Fall Prevention Program
Is there anything that would make you smile as much as a group of elderly people listening to music and moving happily to the beat—what about if their movements were graceful, ballet-like and were all a part of a fall prevention program? Sheila Lehner, one of the founders of Benevolent Ballet, is working to create such programs across the country as she engages elders in senior care communities. Read More
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These cotton and lycra (latex-free) gloves help ease arthritis, hand pain and swelling, as well as cold hands. Mild compression enhances blood circulation, and the open fingertips allow freedom to touch, feel and grip.
  

This blanket support protects sensitive skin areas from the pressure and weight of a heavy blanket or comforter. Made of tubular aluminum, it slides between box spring and mattress and adjusts to a height of 19 inches.
  

For bathroom safety, try the P.T. Toilet Rail designed to reduce wrist strain associated with using only a lower rail. Top and bottom rails are offset; the unit folds up for convenient storage, pulls down in an instant as needed.
 
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