Brookdale Blogs

This year's Consumer Electronics Show featured cutting-edge businesses offering tech that can help seniors with one of the leading causes of hospitalization among older Americans: falls.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to shut down the country in 2020, there was increasing concern for the welfare of older adults. As skilled nursing and other senior living communities became a focus of public health efforts, Brookdale was called upon by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to offer insight into life in its communities and the needs of our residents during the pandemic.

Oral hygiene is important for all ages. But while certain conditions may become more prevalent in older adults, they can be managed or even prevented with good dental care.

Brookdale Senior Living communities have well-established communicable disease outbreak protocols, but in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented additional precautionary measures. How have those measures evolved?

We all know the feeling of misplacing car keys, forgetting someone’s name or asking ourselves, “What was the last Netflix show I watched?” Here are some daily activities that may have a positive impact on your memory.