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S3 Ep.1 : How Training Has Changed Over the Last 20 Years, With New Hosts Linda Leekley and Amanda Sternklar

Home Care Pulse

Mm-hmm just one example from sort of ancient history though, did you know that most nurses were not allowed to touch a stethoscope or a blood pressure cuff until the 1960s physicians didn’t think that nurses had the skills necessary to take vital signs?

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Tech & Seniors: They are more closely correlated than you thought

Community Home Health Care

Devices may also track vital signs, activity levels, and sleep patterns, alerting seniors and caregivers to potential health issues. An invaluable device for seniors, to wear on a lanyard or belt clip, is an emergency call button that they can press to send an emergency alert to designated contacts or emergency services.

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How Innovative Technology Improves the Quality of Senior Home Care

Comfort Home Care

They can monitor vital signs, heart rythms, oxygen levels, sleep patterns, track physical activity levels, and provide valuable insights into overall health and well-being. And digital blood pressure monitors that enable patients to send physicians their blood pressure and blood oxygen levels remotely. You likely have one on.

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How Innovative Technology Improves the Quality of Senior Home Care

Comfort Home Care

They can monitor vital signs, heart rythms, oxygen levels, sleep patterns, track physical activity levels, and provide valuable insights into overall health and well-being. And digital blood pressure monitors that enable patients to send physicians their blood pressure and blood oxygen levels remotely. You likely have one on.