New law provides free preventive care for many seniorsMichelle Andrews
The conference kicked off a campaign to alert seniors to the availability of new Medicare preventive care benefits, which became effective Jan. 1, 2005. The benefits include a one-time "Welcome to Medicare" physical exam, a diabetes screening, and a cardiovascular screening. "The Medicare ...
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SMARC delivers AI-driven functional movement evaluation and personalized AI fitness prescriptions tailored for various groups, including those who are sub-healthy, experiencing degeneration, or are seniors. Its aim is to alleviate pain and soreness, enhance the body's innate self-healing mechanisms, re...
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Roxie Health is a virtual medical assistant that catches seniors before they fall. We empower individuals and caregivers to take charge of their health, capturing data that helps us screen for fall risk. By preventing over 20% of falls from happening, we promote longevity and independence for se...
Seniors were excluded from a hearing assessment if they were known to be deaf. Analysis The sample size was calculated to detect a mean difference of 30%. For the sample size calculation, consistent with other studies, we assumed a conservative estimates of a 50% prevalence for each maneuver ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends exercise interventions for preventing falls in community-dwelling older adults at risk for falls and state that recommendations for multifactorial interventions should be individualized. These r