Posts by Crystal Trevors
Seniors, COVID & the Future of Fall-Risk
Seniors and COVID: What Is the Future of Fall-Risk? COVID-19 and Falls As discussed in our last blog about the effects of COVID-19 on seniors, one of the consequences of the Coronavirus pandemic is an increased risk of falls and fall-related injuries. Since early 2020, people around the world have been asked to reduce their movements; lock downs, quarantines, and fear have all…
Read MoreMDELs and Why Your PPE Supplier Needs One
What is an MDEL? And why does your PPE supplier need one? Throughout 2020, employee safety has been front-of-mind like never before. Society is working to balance the need to keep the economy moving, while considering how to keep workers safe, healthy, and comfortable. For most North American businesses, this means the implementation of mask wearing. In every industry, especially those that previously had few safety concerns beyond…
Read More4 Ways to Keep Seniors Safe
Seniors and COVID-19: 4 Ways to Keep Seniors Safe The COVID-19 pandemic has been a scary and trying time for everyone around the globe but the threat of the virus looms greatest for the oldest members of our communities. The CDC reports that “as you get older, your risk for severe illness from COVID-19 increases”,…
Read MoreHow to Make Fall Prevention Part of Clinical Care
How To Make Fall Prevention Screening and Assessment a Routine Part of Clinical Care Falls in older are a significant and growing public health problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), injury death rates from falls nearly doubled between 2000 and 2013, from an average of 29.6 to 56.7 per 100,000…
Read More2 Questions When Considering New Tech
2 Questions to Ask When Considering New Tech for Your Clinic or Senior Care Facility We are seeing an extraordinary rise in the use of technology in healthcare. New tools for screening and assessing patients, or tools for managing workloads and streamlining record keeping are just a few. Whatever your pain point is, there is…
Read More3 Things to Ask a Senior Care Facility
3 Things You Need to Ask When Choosing a Senior Care Facility Maybe you clicked on this post because you are the child of aging parents who are considering moving into a seniors’ home. Or perhaps you are a senior who is considering the move for yourself. Whatever the situation, moving into a long-term or…
Read MorePlantar Pressure Analysis and Senior Care
Healthy Aging Research Series II Plantar Pressure Analysis and Its Role in Senior Care Every week, hundreds of research articles are published containing keywords such as ‘gait’, ‘balance’, and ‘falls’. As the CEO and founder of a company in the mobility assessment space, I spend a lot of time reviewing these scientific journals. Every once…
Read MoreHow Can Your Business Support Healthy Aging?
New Blog Series: How Can Your Long Term or Senior Care Business Support Healthy Aging? Introduction Every week, hundreds of research articles are published containing keywords such as ‘gait’, ‘balance’, and ‘falls’. As the CEO and founder of a company in the mobility assessment space, I spend a lot of time reviewing these scientific journals.…
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