Boardrooms are littered with good intentions. A company’s ideas are floated and fleshed out, dissected and even greenlighted, but in many cases, they never quite reach fruition. Sometimes it’s a matter of imagination (or lack thereof). Sometimes it’s a matter of communication. Sometimes it’s a matter of collaboration. Whatever the case, execution has become an [...]
It is impossible to overstate the responsibilities shouldered by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a company or organization. Every decision made by someone bestowed that title could have far-reaching consequences, for the entity and its employees. I have previously outlined what I believe to be a CEO’s most essential attributes -- how he or [...]
Challenging the brain to understand new concepts and ideas can help seniors slow cognitive decline, but the challenge within the challenge is finding activities capable of forestalling such issues. Forbes contributor Tara Swart, a neuroscientist, notes that while most changes in the brain stop naturally occurring at age 25 -- that the brain is, in [...]
It’s no surprise that as we age, we lose strength, flexibility and balance. But there are a variety of ways to keep safely exercising in order to maintain the activities you love, keep your independence, prevent falls, reduce pain and even lower your chances of illnesses such as heart disease. To encourage quality of life, [...]
A few years ago, writes Dr. David Scales, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, an elderly woman, already hospitalized, underwent a troubling transformation when day turned to night: Normally agreeable, she was seen stalking the hallways of the place, screaming in Italian and fearful that the staff would relieve her of what she [...]
The gentleman in one room needs to be repositioned, lest he be plagued by bedsores. The woman in another room needs her medication. And yet another woman in yet another room needs to be ferried to treatment. There are meals to deliver. There are catheters to clean. There are beds to change. And there never [...]
At the Allure Group, we have long taken a keen interest in how innovation and technology could improve patient care. Eldercare is a field ripe for disruption, especially as senior populations grow and with them, the need for better treatment. I’m excited that my company is expanding its services and capabilities through robotic equipment designed [...]
The Allure Group is proud to support the 2018 Parkinson’s Unity Walk (PUW) on Saturday, April 28th in New York City’s Central Park. In honor of Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Allure has assembled a team that will participate in the Walk, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at the 72nd Street Bandshell. The Walk is designed to [...]
They’ve survived congestive heart failure. The shortness of breath, the nausea, the grueling hospital stay, the complications. At the nursing facility, they fulfilled all the requirements of cardiac rehabilitation. It wasn’t easy, but eventually their energy returned and spirits lifted. They returned home seemingly healthier than before. Until the nightmare happened again. There’s nothing more [...]
A virtual reality system that allows seniors to “visit” far-off locales without leaving the comforts of their assisted-living facility. A belt that helps prevent hip fractures. Silverware that allows Parkinson’s patients to eat without difficulty. These are just a few of the innovations coming to senior care. And such breakthroughs are always of interest to [...]