Charting a course toward interoperability in home-based care
By
Nick Knowlton
Apr 13, 2021
As the home becomes a healthcare hub in this new decade, post-acute care (PAC) providers need to up their ability to send and accept data electronically to provide better care for their patients and foster...
3 reasons to keep offering video visits even after the pandemic
By
Karen O’Hern
Nov 12, 2020
Video calls have gained traction during the pandemic. When our communities start to open, visitation rules begin to relax, and families and friends can get together again, will we keep in place these video...
Why telehealth is here to stay: The opportunity for senior living
By
Robert G. Kramer
Kelsey Mellard
Oct 29, 2020
The immediate necessity of telehealth due to the pandemic will diminish soon, we hope, but continued investment and use will be critical to enabling older adults to have healthcare come to them rather...
As COVID-19 continues, the ‘connected community’ is essential to success
By
F. Scott Moody
Aug 13, 2020
The connected community entails much, much more, but digital communication channels and connectivity between all community members is a critical and essential starting point.
Coronavirus pushes senior living and care to make choices on telehealth
By
Jared Darlington
May 04, 2020
Understanding and preparing your organization for the process of implementing any new telehealth program can be the difference between success and failure.
With more older boomers on their way to senior living, now is the time to go paperless
By
Jesse Wood
Nov 07, 2019
Going paperless in several departments, including accounting and human resources, is one of the best ways to prepare yourself for a spike in occupancy.
The top trends that will shape senior living and care in 2019
By
Lisa McCracken
Jan 14, 2019
There are challenges but also exciting times with numerous opportunities. It is a good time to be in senior living.
Is your senior living organization ready to make some good news?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 14, 2018
You are in a position to not only read some good news, but to make some of your own.
Senior living staff, residents vital to technology development
By
John Moore
May 17, 2018
Senior living community staff members and residents can be crucial to the development and refinement of technology meant to benefit them. Who better to listen to than those who will use something every...
Life plan communities thrive through connectedness
By
Gina Miller
May 10, 2018
Research shows that social connectedness improves physical health, mental and emotional well-being and even longevity, thereby enabling individuals and communities, including life plan communities, to...