A resident can walk comfortably down a hallway and still struggle when the task changes.
Someone calls their name and they turn. They carry a cup while navigating a doorway. They walk through a busy dining room while listening to a conversation.
At a recent industry conference, Donna Barnett watched Dr. Vonda Wright put up three MRI scans side by side: the quadriceps of a 40-year-old triathlete, a 70-year-old triathlete, and a 74-year-old sedentary man. The two triathletes' scans were nearly identical. The sedentary man, younger than one of the triathletes, showed far less muscle.
Falls remain one of the most persistent threats to health and independence for older adults, and most fall risk assessments still rely on periodic, observation-based scoring. HealthPro Heritage's licensed therapists now pair that clinical judgment with objective, technology-supported gait and balance measurement through a partnership with Exer AI. The result is a way to identify risk earlier, build more targeted treatment plans, and give residents, families, and care teams a clear, measurable picture of progress over time. This paper explains the problem this addresses, how the approach...
