At-home senior digital platform releases app to help families manage all aspects of care
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 07, 2023
A platform that specializes in at-home support for seniors announced the release of its first mobile app this week.
Senior Helpers franchise now offers free caregiver training for community, staff
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 01, 2021
A Senior Helpers franchise is opening a state-of-the-art training center in Mesa, AZ, to better prepare the local community of caregivers and its own staff for the rigors of in-home care.
Aging services leaders urge Biden administration to prioritize homebound seniors for vaccines
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 12, 2021
Four leading aging services organizations this week pressed the Biden administration to prioritize certain vulnerable older Americans, such as homebound seniors and home health care workers, in the vaccination...
New partnership gives CCRC residents virtual live-in caregiver
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 10, 2023
A select number of continuing care residents in Iowa will have a special new virtual live-in caregiver that’s able to give them wellness surveys and provide customized reminders.
RN wages projected to grow more rapidly than wages for other professions, study finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 12, 2023
Registered nurse salaries are projected to increase over the next decade at a rate that surpasses the rate of increases for some other healthcare professions, according to the results of a recent study...
Digital tool for helping caregivers of dementia patients gets $3.5 million grant
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 04, 2024
University researchers are testing a new digital tool that has been designed to help caregivers of people living with dementia.
Virtual reality caregivers and companions could become everyday reality
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 08, 2023
A VR nurse or companion could someday soon provide a cost-effective solution to combat senior loneliness, one report notes.
The secret to becoming a master home care agency? Rely less on private pay, recruit well, expert says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
Diversified payer streams, low turnover, better training and top-notch recruitment are what separate the so-called men from the boys in the home care industry.
New humanoid robot literally takes a weight off LTC caregiver burden
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 17, 2023
One hundred models of a new robot that can lift its own weight, more than 110 pounds, will be produced by the end of the year.
Government funding of HCBS would give economic ‘boost,’ Moody’s report argues
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 23, 2021
An economic report from bond rating company Moody’s calls for increased government funding of home-and-community-based services.
