3 ways tech use during pandemic will change long-term care forever
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2021
With major vaccination programs completed and visitation restrictions easing, life at long-term care facilities across the country is inching toward looking more like its pre-pandemic self. But even when...
New certificate program to help healthcare providers get up to speed on AI
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 09, 2021
Help is on the way to healthcare workers grappling with the technical complexities of digital medicine.
U.S. offers ‘untapped opportunity’ for more HCBS: Public policy expert
By
Liza Berger
Apr 12, 2021
The United States is well-equipped to provide more home- and community-based care (HCBS), a public policy expert recently told an audience of long-term care providers, including those in home care.
NIC acquires VisionLTC to form new data analytics company
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2021
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care has acquired senior living industry market analytics platform VisionLTC, and together they have formed a new company called NIC MAP Vision that...
COVID testing program uses artificial intelligence to maximize limited resources in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 12, 2021
A somewhat rare use of artificial intelligence in senior living is helping an operator maximize limited resources by predicting the severity of COVID-19 symptoms in residents to determine who should be...
Staff opposition thwarts telemedicine success in reducing ED transfers: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 08, 2021
Telemedicine could be an effective tool in reducing unnecessary emergency department transfers for senior living residents, but obtaining frontline staff member buy-in is key to its success, according...
Big senior living stories of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A year ago, nobody in the U.S. senior living industry would have predicted that a pandemic would upend everyone’s personal and professional lives in 2020. But COVID-19 undoubtedly was the story of the...
Artificial intelligence helps identify loneliness in older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 08, 2020
A new study is revealing how artificial intelligence technologies provide a novel way to analyze speech patterns in older adults to identify loneliness, something occurring with frequency during the coronavirus...
Technology-enabled services and care are fueling innovation in senior living, speakers say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2020
Investments in technology and technology-enabled care are fueling innovation in the senior living and care industry, although more investment is needed, according to industry experts.
Parkinson on pandemic: IT investment key
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2020
COVID-19 is the biggest crisis to hit the long-term care industry in its history, but the question now is how to ensure that providers are prepared should something like it happen again, Mark Parkinson,...