How to engage senior living residents through technology
By
Anne Davis
Oct 22, 2020
Caring for residents of senior living communities has grown increasingly complicated in recent months. Long before the coronavirus put a spotlight on the threat of isolation, however, healthcare professionals...
Digital front doors helping to address physician shortages
By
Bob Crutchfield
Jul 15, 2021
Physician recruiting and staffing is continuing to become more challenging for assisting living, skilled nursing and other long-term care facilities of all sizes. In the face of mounting physician shortages,...
Into the future: Amazon and the rise of personal healthcare
By
Robin Gaster
May 04, 2021
Amazon is uniquely well-positioned to drive the next steps into the era of personal medicine.
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...
The technology senior living communities actually need
By
Annabelle Carter Short
Nov 25, 2019
From the perspective of a family caregiver of someone living with dementia, here are some senior living technologies that communities can use to improve their operations.
Operators using telehealth, live-streaming, video-chatting in this time of COVID-19
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2020
Senior living operators today have much more sophisticated technology at their disposal than did their predecessors, and they’re putting that technology to good use to help ensure the health and safety...
How technology addresses care coordination challenges
By
Kay Tichansky
Jun 17, 2021
Technology-enabled properties are becoming critical – not just to attract the young, tech-savvy employees but also to provide tools that make difficult jobs easier, as well as increase communication,...
Was COVID-19 the catalyst for new technologies to help older adults live more independently for longer?
By
Haim Amir, Ph.D.
Aug 19, 2021
Older adults have been forced to accept the increasing role of technology their lives due to the pandemic. Now, they are starting to appreciate how these technologies can enable them to live more independently...
Home care: Senior living’s frenemy?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 10, 2021
These days, more operators are wondering whether home care is likely to become a friend or foe. Here’s the answer.
Engaging the LEP patient population with virtual care
By
AnnaMaria Turano
Jul 29, 2021
It is important to be able to communicate effectively with Limited English Proficient home care clients.