K4Connect, HHHunt partnership brings smart tech to two more Spring Arbor communities
May 18, 2018
K4Connect has broadened its partnership with HHHunt’s senior living division, which owns and manages Spring Arbor assisted living communities throughout the Mid-Atlantic, to bring K4Community to...
American Baptist Homes of the Midwest rolls out Eversound technology to its communities
Apr 30, 2018
Eden Prairie, MN-based American Baptist Homes of the Midwest has rolled out proprietary audio technology from Eversound to its seven communities, across six states.
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Apr 04, 2018
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Benchmark turns to artificial intelligence to attract, keep real workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2018
Benchmark Senior Living will harness data, artificial intelligence and predictive analytics in an effort to tackle the senior living industry’s biggest challenge, worker recruiting and retention,...
K4Connect to integrate Dude Solutions work order technology into flagship product
Jan 05, 2018
A new partnership between K4Connect and TheWorxHub by Dude Solutions aims to help senior living communities streamline the management of resident maintenance requests to improve operational efficiencies...
Project examines social media effects on older adults’ mood, behavior
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 28, 2016
A graduate school research project is pairing students with CCRC residents to see whether and how social media affect older adults’ emotions, mood and behavior.
Therapy robot helps ease dementia symptoms: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2016
A robotic pet can be effective in decreasing wandering and anxiety-related behaviors in memory care residents, according to the results of a six-month study in seven Front Porch retirement communities...
Computerized approach detects Alzheimer’s with 82% accuracy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 13, 2016
Researchers have discovered how speech impairments can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with more than 82% accuracy and have developed automated technology to detect the impairments.
Eldermark tools in use at Avanti Senior Living at Towne Lake
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 29, 2015
Avanti Senior Living at Towne Lake, Cypress, TX, has started using Eldermark’s new electronic health records system and nurse call system.
Text messaging improves cardiovascular risk factors
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 29, 2015
Semi-personalized text messages helped improve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, blood pressure, body mass index and smoking status in people with coronary heart disease, according to a new study.