New sensor innovations use heat and sound to improve falls detection capabilities
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 17, 2023
Newly announced sensor tech uses thermal imaging and sound, respectively, to track issues related to cognitive and physical decline.
Biosensor company on a mission to plug leaks from failed IV insertion
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 12, 2023
A health tech company that makes biosensors for IV insertions is hoping to significantly expand its market this fall.
Career ladder programs help providers keep workers, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2023
With a workforce now dominated by millennials and Gen Z, professional development has overtaken communication as the top concern among senior living employees, according to one expert.
40 percent in study of workplace-insured Americans delay care due to cost
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2024
Forty percent of workplace-insured Americans often delay seeing a physician due to the cost, according to a recent study by Nonfiction Research and commissioned by Paytient, a Columbia, MO-based provider...
‘Compassion’ fund helps residents continue to ‘age well, live fully’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 22, 2023
A faith-based senior living and care community in Virginia takes its mission of compassionate care seriously, creating a fund to keep residents in their homes there even when they outlive their resources.
Not enough seniors with heart disease using monitors, study suggests
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 18, 2023
Less than half of adults who either have heart disease or are at-risk to develop conditions use a smartphone or tablet app for health-tracking purposes, the research claims.
Selfhelp wins Gold for efforts to reduce isolation among older adults
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 08, 2022
Efforts related to its Virtual Senior Center earned Selfhelp Community Services a Gold award in the Building Bridges category of the Senior Living track of the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology...
Sonida Senior Living looks to improve balance sheet, make investments with $47.7 million equity raise
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2024
A $47.7 million equity raise will help Sonida Senior Living improve its finances, invest in its communities and programming, and consider acquisitions, the Dallas-based owner-operator said Tuesday. The...
AI-aided system can help improve stroke rehab, reduce risk of second emergency, report finds
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 12, 2024
A new AI model was able to reduce older adults’ recurrent strokes, heart attacks and vascular death, researchers discovered.
Senior living and care providers finally may have some good news on the cybersecurity front as cybersecurity premiums for companies nationwide may finally be leveling off after years of double-digit increases,...