Infrastructure, data analytics popular tech investments among long-term care providers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2024
Infrastructure for internet connectivity was the most common technology investment made over the past year by long-term care operators responding to a new survey, and data analytics tools were the most...
Business briefs, May 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 21, 2024
New bill would extend telehealth services for seniors … Long-term care leaders return to basics, employ innovation to grow direct care staff … Nursing home residents sue state over conditions, lack...
Assisted living mental health services fell between 2019 and 2020, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 25, 2024
Mental health visits for assisted living residents living with dementia dropped as the pandemic set in, a new study finds.
Actions & Transactions, April 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 24, 2024
Phorcys Capital Partners acquires Prosper at Wickliffe, Ohio assisted living community … Wartburg memory care center to open April 30 … Cogir Senior Living expands SafelyYou to 36 communities and into...
VR off a smartphone? Tech breakthrough could allow seniors to do away with clunky headsets
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 11, 2024
New VR potential comes from a full-color, three-dimensional display that can be generated off of a smartphone screen, research shows.
Caregivers, seniors with Alzheimer’s to benefit from ‘Rippl’ effect, access to 24/7 helpline
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 09, 2024
A new dementia care platform will get telehealth to more seniors, and their caregivers, including access to a 24/7 helpline.
$5M in grants now available to assisted living communities for telemedicine tech
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 09, 2024
Assisted living communities and other long-term care providers now can access $5 million in funding to install telemedicine technology and infrastructure after South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed...
Videoconferencing proves feasible in addressing lower body rehab for stroke survivors, study shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 02, 2024
New research showed that a telehealth program, TRAIL, was able to assist stroke survivors in rehabbing their lower body mobility.
Single mindfulness + compassion session aids mental health
Mar 15, 2024
Small delayed benefit seen for loneliness, but larger improvements seen in perceived stress
Seniors more likely to let conditions escalate into emergency if their only care options are digital,...
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 07, 2024
In a recent survey, one third of older adults said that they felt as if an emergency could have been averted if they had had access to live person to manage their health concerns and needs.