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  • Inside the Care Home's Surreal 'Hugging Room'
    December 1, 2025
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    Inside the Care Home's Surreal 'Hugging Room'

    An Italian care home created a "hugging room" in November 2020, using a plastic barrier to allow safe physical embraces between residents and their families during lockdowns. Strict safety protocols in care homes worldwide led to widespread loneliness among elderly residents, as digital interacti...

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  • AI's New Role in Measuring Pain
    October 16, 2025
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    AI's New Role in Measuring Pain

    Artificial intelligence is being used for objective pain assessment through facial analysis, with the PainChek app already deployed in aged care in Australia and other countries, showing reductions in antipsychotic use and falls. The AI system provides a quick, standardized pain score via smartph...

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