Voice-activated technology helps curb loneliness in senior living residents
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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...
Voice-activated technology provides ‘peace of mind’ for residents, families, provider says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2021
A senior living provider is using artificial intelligence technology to extend the ability of its workforce to support the increasing demands of its growing population of residents with complex needs.
Technology helps California senior living community through pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 18, 2022
Technology is helping residents of one California senior living community get to know who is behind the mask while maintaining pandemic safety.
‘Good technology fulfills needs and wants,’ senior living tech expert says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 08, 2022
Technology can be a workforce enabler that can engage and empower people as well as meet basic psychological and self-fulfillment needs, according to one senior living technology expert.
Focus On: Technology emerging as a powerful option for residents
Jun 01, 2020
The latest ‘furniture’ additions: robots, drones and tech toys.
Personal robots used in senior living are vulnerable to cyberattacks, McAfee finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2020
The discovery that some robot “friends” increasingly used in senior living communities can be vulnerable to cyberattacks is “a reminder of how important vulnerability assessment programs are for...
COVID-19 prompts closer look at healthcare in senior living, speakers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2020
The fear that COVID-19 has created about congregate living “is very real,” and the senior living industry must take steps to allay it, according to Nexus Insights founder and President Bob Kramer.
Technology-enabled services and care are fueling innovation in senior living, speakers say
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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.
Robots and drones: How the pandemic is shaping the use of technology for seniors
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2020
New technology is being called into service to address challenges related to social isolation and wellness presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Family physician makes case for investing in assisted living to ‘transform’ the landscape
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 17, 2024
A family physician who also happens to be a real estate investor has made the case for physicians investing in residential assisted living homes as an opportunity offering both financial security and the...