David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler, the first post-acute care facility to receive the Beacon Award for Excellence, was recognized by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for their outstanding care in long-term memory units. They provide exceptional care to residents with dementia and Alzheimer’s, setting a new standard for nursing excellence.
Efforts are underway to address concerns over the construction of a protective berm around Coler Hospital on Roosevelt Island. Residents expressed worries and posed key questions during a Zoom session, but there is hope for modifications to the plan. The involvement of RIOC and ongoing discussions offer a path for constructive change, despite bureaucratic challenges.
Billed as a visioning session where residents’ views would influence future construction, the Coler Berm meeting was something else. Controlled with a limited time frame on Zoom, it was more about window dressing than the wall itself. No alternative was…