Temi robots bring joy to residents and a Tech Awards Gold award to Williamsburg Landing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2020
A pursuit to adopt technology that serves and entertains residents paid off this spring for Williamsburg Landing, Gold winner in the 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for its High-Tech/High-Touch...
Virtual reality beats social isolation during COVID
By
Anita Cornelius
Sep 21, 2020
When COVID-19 sidelined most of our group activities and forced us to think differently about our approach to therapeutic recreation, we turned to a trusted source of fun, safe and individualized entertainment:...
Voice-activated technology helps curb loneliness in senior living residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2022
Voice-activated technology can reduce loneliness among senior living residents and help with the design of “gerontechnology” aimed at older adults, according to the results of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln...
Life Care Services wins Gold in Keep It Super Simple category for use of on-demand pay software
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 30, 2023
Life Care Services, an LCS company, implemented DailyPay software so that its employees could access their earned pay on demand when they wanted it.
Virtual reality holds benefits for senior living residents
By
Kerry Sherin
Aug 09, 2018
Staff and residents at an independent and assisted living community in Michigan are experiencing the benefits of bringing virtual reality to residents.
Analysis: Government’s planned pay hike insufficient for staffing mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 28, 2024
A proposed pay increase for nursing home operators may be one of the best in recent memory, but it won’t adequately prepare the sector for implementation of the federal staffing mandate, one of the sector’s...
Exercise may worsen cognitive impairment in those with dementia, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2018
Moderate to high-intensity exercise does not slow and in fact may hasten cognitive decline in older adults who have dementia, according to the results of a study published Wednesday in The BMJ. The findings...
Is your EHR built for the future? 3 key considerations
By
Nick Patel
Nov 03, 2020
Whether you are actively seeking a new electronic health record system or you have one in place, it’s important to look beyond the situation at hand and assess what will be needed for a future you can’t...
Social isolation: A serious but under-recognized health risk
By
Cathy Lipton, MD
Jul 28, 2022
How senior living communities can build on pandemic lessons to reduce loneliness.
Using data analytics to thrive in the PDGM era
By
Amy Anderson
Jun 10, 2021
In the era of PDGM, the best way to streamline workflows, increase staff satisfaction and translate data into actionable information is to use the right technology.