//'Project Vital' using tablets to connect seniors to their families during the pandemic

'Project Vital' using tablets to connect seniors to their families during the pandemic

Residents living in long term care facilities and memory care homes have been isolated from their loved ones since the coronavirus pandemic began.A new program in New Mexico, called “Project Vital,” is connecting families using large tablets.The Alzheimer’s Association in New Mexico worked to connect nine care communities in the state to the program. “We’ve seen depression, we’ve seen some weight-loss,” Tracy Ayers says. She