Ascension, Google Health data search tool moves closer to adoption in senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2021
A clinical search tool for electronic health records being piloted by about 250 clinicians eventually will be rolled out to Ascension Living’s senior living and care communities to improve resident,...
Google pilots Nest Hub Max features at Merrill Gardens senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2020
Residents in seven Merrill Gardens Senior Living communities in Washington state are connecting with friends and family during the pandemic with a donation of 1,000 Google Nest Hub Max devices.
Staff opposition thwarts telemedicine success in reducing ED transfers: study
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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...
Accelerator program focused on tech solutions for older adults announces inaugural class
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 03, 2020
A Washington, D.C.-based accelerator program to help startup technology companies focused on caregiving solutions for older adults has announced its inaugural class of startups.
CCRCs to participate in $3 million test of robots to curb resident loneliness, apathy
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 27, 2020
Two Ohio continuing care retirement communities will participate in a $3.13 million study testing whether socially assistive robots, some of which are shaped like animals, can encourage social interaction...
Experts create new vision for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2023
Unconstrained by the parameters of the traditional long-term care model, a group of experts has developed a new vision of eldercare that they say is customizable, person-centered and coordinated.
‘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.
Senior living communities turn to wearable technology for contact tracing of COVID-19
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2020
With senior living communities serving as potential hot spots for COVID-19, operators are looking at all types of infection control measures to contain or prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
$18 million tech startup eyes creating efficiencies specifically for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2022
A chance encounter on a playground led to the launch of a startup aimed at streamlining the work of assisted living staff members and operators through technology. The case of August Health provides a...
Brookdale’s staffing algorithm under fire for alleged chronic understaffing of communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2024
One national senior living company’s staffing algorithm drew repeated complaints from building managers for failing to capture the nuances of caring for older adults, leading to residents going without...