Older adults hospitalized for acute medical problems are at risk of significant functional and mobility decline from restricted physical activity (e.g., extensive bed rest) during hospitalization. Many do not return to their pre-hospitalization level leading to an increase in the length of hospital stay (LOS), hospital readmission rates, and the need for post-discharge institutionalized care. The elder people’s basic..
#Caremongering is a cross-faculty, interdisciplinary research project that seeks to understand how to adapt the #Caremongering solution to support older adults impacted by COVID-19 and facing social isolation.
MacM3 is a Cross-faculty, interdisciplinary research project at McMaster that measures diverse mobility data of older adults to build a mobility monitoring tool to assist older adults and stakeholders to accurately mobility assets and needs.
ABLE is a cross-faculty, interdisciplinary research project, located in Pulse Lab (Humanities), developing an interactive platform transforming low-level activity into an art experience. ABLE Music uses wearable sensors to engage older adults with dementia and caregivers in interactive play and art creation. Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ABLE Family uses an interactive web-based platform to provide collaborative gaming and artmaking..
