WalkWise

WalkWise is a fitness tracker, safety monitor, and conversation-starter all in one! Click the link in our bio to learn more.

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Peter Chamberlain (Founder and CEO) had the opportunity to sit down with Fargo INC and share how WalkWise helps families that are dealing with social distancing, aging, and overall health.

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Guest blog writer Mary Shannon (https://t.co/l6AkYFr46N) provides tips that caregivers can use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thank you, Mary, for contributing to our blog!

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"Senior social vulnerabilities exacerbated by COVID are discursive in nature - expansive in scope and digressing from subject to subject." - Aaron Lamb (DBD), gives more insight into the current pandemic and how it affects the senior population. https://t.co/mky20I2KQB

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We hope you have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
— From the WalkWise team!

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WalkWise is honored to be an award recipient in the 22nd annual Digital Health Awards, honoring the world's best digital health resources, in the category of "Personal Digital Health Devices/Wearables: Remote Monitoring.

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BRONZE | WalkWise @walkwisefamily | Smart Walker Attachment (Personal Digital Health Devices / Wearables: Remote Monitoring) #Fall2020DHA

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Join in a networking session on “PACE Marketplace” at 4:15 pm ET. CareVention HealthCare @TabulaRasaHC, @grandpad_social, @JKRPArchitects, @WalkWiseFamily offer products & services to help participants and operate programs. Give-aways & raffles! #NPA2020AC https://t.co/STF3uK78bR

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In our most recent blog post, Mary Shannon from https://t.co/l6AkYFr46N writes about technology for seniors and how to ease them into using it. https://t.co/qb4lxKM3kI

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As the school year begins and the pandemic continues, seniors may need to spend a little more time at home alone. Here are 8 tips to make a home safer for your aging loved one. https://t.co/5Aw6bZyYAO

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@mindingourelder Of course! Such a wonderful article!

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In this blog article, Carol Bradley Bursack (@mindingourelder ) details what it's like being part of the sandwich generation and the lessons she learned from caring for 7 adults and two children over the course of two decades.

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WalkWise is thrilled to announce that we were selected as a recipient of the "Today's Caregiver Friendly Award."

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In this week's blog, Nic Bordwell (Director of Marketing) had the opportunity to interview Evie Straus MT-BC/L. Evie is a music therapist who uses her education to help seniors with memory recall, cognition, and socialization.

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"A study published by PubMed Central proves that laughter therapy is an important strategy which has been recommended by experts for increasing health promotion in older adults." This week's blog, learn about the importance of laughter for one's health.
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“Exercise keeps older adults as strong and independent as possible by improving strength and balance.” Check out this article written by Daily Caring. They share 5 exercises a senior can perform while using their walker for support.

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With a walker in hand — Capt. Sir Tom Moore shows us that during a pandemic, in a small garden, you can create real change and maybe even raise $40 million for a good cause.

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Capt. Tom Moore will soon become Capt. Sir Tom Moore.

The 100-year-old WWII veteran will be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on Friday after he raised more than $40 million for health care workers by walking laps in his garden.
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"If falls were a disease, there would be an emergency World Health Organization task force aimed at stopping this plague." Peter Chamberlain (WalkWise Founder and CEO) covers the difficult topic of falls and how they plague the elderly population.
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The National Council on Aging shares these 6 tips to help prevent falls. We would like to add a 7th tip. If you think your loved one may need to use a walker, have a conversation with them about the benefits of using the walker and how it can help keep them safe and healthy.

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Read this story of a husband and wife that were forced apart for 114 days due to Covid-19. She needed to find a creative way to see him, so she applied to work as a dishwasher at his senior living community!
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In this week's blog post, Nic Bordwell (Director of Marketing) writes about senior-friendly ride-sharing services.

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Healthcare Tech Outlook has selected WalkWise as one of the Top 10 Long Term Care solutions providers for 2020. [page 12] Read about the origin story of WalkWise and how it positively impacts walker users and their caregivers.

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Read our most recent blog post written by Aaron Lamb (Director of Business Development). He writes about the relationship seniors have with modern technology and how they may adapt it to their lives.
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