Digital transformation improves productivity at CCRC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 22, 2023
Digital transformation initiatives improved productivity at United Methodist Communities of New Jersey, according to a case study by the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies. UMC of New Jersey...
Finance automation helps senior living communities thrive
By
John Zaudtke
Feb 16, 2023
Modernizing accounts payable departments at senior living communities will make them more efficient and secure.
CMS proposes expanding Medicare benefit for mobility devices, seeks feedback
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2023
Power seat elevation equipment on certain power wheelchairs would be covered for Medicare beneficiaries for the first time under a proposal put forth late Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
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Feb 09, 2023
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How IT can help long-term care slice through the ‘noise’
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2023
Connectivity issues among most pressing for operators to solve,
but creativity can boost outcomes, even in small organizations.
Focus on briefs: Information technology
Feb 01, 2023
New study touts info tech access and training as ‘transformative,’ EHR study shows value of staff ‘computer time,’ but only to a point, FBI continues to warn healthcare workers of ongoing IT scam
The necessity of clean tech and indoor air quality in assisted living
By
Tony Abate
Jan 12, 2023
Owners and operators who take advantage of indoor air quality technology can support lower vacancy rates, improve health and safety for residents and drive public and stakeholder confidence.
The threat of lithium battery fires is real!
By
Stan Szpytek
Jan 09, 2023
As power sources for electronic equipment, appliances and devices used in senior living communities and nursing homes become more sophisticated and battery technology advances, the threat of a lithium...
How technology can create actionable change in senior living
By
Eric Luster, DBA, PhD
Dec 08, 2022
Nothing, not even a global pandemic, should affect the care residents receive. Here’s how technology can create actionable change.
Review links hearing aid devices with reduced cognitive decline
Dec 06, 2022
Further, the use of devices is linked to a 3% improvement in cognitive test scores in the short term.