Enhanced ‘smart’ cushion for wheelchair users the result of tech-giants partnership
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 12, 2023
Two companies that produce technology to enable “smart” cushioned wheelchairs announced a new partnership this week.
New line of sleep health tech promises CES 2024 won’t be snooze fest
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 04, 2024
Several dozen companies are showcasing sleep tech items, including “smart” pillows and mattresses, at an upcoming conference in Las Vegas.
Provider shares ‘telewellness playbook’ to address resident mental health
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2022
As resident mental health and well-being top the list of challenges for affordable senior housing providers, one operator is sharing its playbook on a successful telewellness program.
Senior living in 2024: Volatility ahead argues for rethinking risk strategies
By
Gerald Stoll
Jordan Parnell
Dec 14, 2023
The pressures on the senior living sector only abated marginally in 2023, as operators tried to maintain their balance in a precarious business and economic environment. And any significant reversal in...
Senior living trends, challenges to watch in 2023
By
Lynne Moore
Dec 05, 2022
Things are improving, but in 2023, issues still will need to be addressed.
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...
UnitedHealth Group posts $1.2B loss related to Change Healthcare cyberattacks
By
Adam Healy
Apr 19, 2024
As Change Healthcare reels from ongoing cybersecurity breaches, UnitedHealth Group executives reassured stakeholders.
New partnership aims to ‘transform’ senior living through real estate, care, tech
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 28, 2023
A Brentwood, TN, assisted living and memory care community is the launch point for a new partnership that aims to create an innovation center for technology and data solutions for the senior living industry...
Mobile device may ID wound infections earlier
Aug 30, 2023
The device combines photography, infrared thermography and bacterial fluorescence images.
Infrastructure, data analytics popular tech investments among long-term care providers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2024
Infrastructure for internet connectivity was the most common technology investment made over the past year by long-term care operators responding to a new survey, and data analytics tools were the most...
