GreatCall to be acquired by Best Buy for $800 million
Aug 16, 2018
GreatCall is being acquired by Best Buy Co. Inc. for $800 million in cash, the latter company announced Wednesday. The transaction is expected to close by the end of Best Buy’s fiscal 2019 third...
McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline extended
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 20, 2018
The deadline for entry submission to the McKnight’s Excellence Technology Awards has been extended by one week to Friday, July 27.
Potential data breach could affect 950,000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 26, 2016
Health insurer Centene Corp. has announced a potential data breach that could affect 950,000 people, including some of your residents.
McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline approaches
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2018
Just a little more than a month remains for senior living and skilled nursing operators to submit entries for the 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition.
Older adults scammed out of $342 million on internet in 2017, FBI says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2018
The statistic was part of the “2017 Internet Crime Report” released Monday by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Tech company announces 5-state rollout, Apple tie-in, Lyft partnership
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2018
Belgium-based start-up Cubigo formally has expanded into the United States, bringing its cloud-based platform to the U.S. senior living industry, becoming a new Apple mobility partner and forming a partnership...
CareWorx raises $17 million in private equity funding
Mar 21, 2018
Global managed services provider and senior care technology company CareWorx has closed a $17 million round of funding from California-based Kayne Partners.
Older adults cling to older technology, survey finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2018
Perhaps not surprisingly, adults aged 70 or more years are more likely to have older technology, such as desktop computers and regular phones, than those aged 50 to 69, according to a survey recently conducted...
Silverado to use Eversound technology in all of its communities
Jan 23, 2018
Silverado will use Eversound’s patented wireless headphone system in all 36 of its memory care communities across eight states, the companies announced Tuesday.
Drug information now available on Alexa-enabled devices
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 10, 2020
Senior living residents will be able to access drug information through Alexa queries thanks to a partnership with First Databank announced last week.