COVID-19 prompts closer look at healthcare in senior living, speakers say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2020
The fear that COVID-19 has created about congregate living “is very real,” and the senior living industry must take steps to allay it, according to Nexus Insights founder and President Bob Kramer.
Person-centered care, powered by data, is the future of collaborative care: speaker
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2021
Consumers are changing, focusing on lives of full experiences, meaning, well-being and whole health — and senior living and care organizations need to get on board to provide holistic healthcare and...
Senior communities offered opportunity for remote patient monitoring, services in ‘Clinic Days’ launch
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 12, 2023
The launch of a clinic program by Hospital in Your Home focuses on establishing remote patient monitoring for older adults with chronic diseases.
Selfhelp wins Gold for efforts to reduce isolation among older adults
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 08, 2022
Efforts related to its Virtual Senior Center earned Selfhelp Community Services a Gold award in the Building Bridges category of the Senior Living track of the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology...
Meet Meera Riner, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 29, 2021
Meera Riner, chief operating officer, Nexion Health Management, Sykesville, MD, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Hall of Honor inductee.
LeadingAge urges Congress to adopt comprehensive COVID-19 relief package for older adults, care workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2020
As Congress considers a new COVID-19 relief package, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan urged House and Senate leaders to follow through on the federal government’s initial down payment to...
‘Essential info’: How senior tech literacy experts are incorporating AI, algorithms into their existing...
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 22, 2024
An education provider for seniors is now adding a webinar on AI and chatbot tools as part of its scheduled tech literacy programming.
Report addresses long-term care’s ‘elephant in the room’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2021
Occupancy, the prospect journey, technology and COVID-19 are the top headwinds facing the long-term care industry, according to a recent report from predictive marketing firm G5.
Signs of the times
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2020
Senior living operators are finding visible ways to recognize their employees for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more, and learn how to submit your photos.
Passed bill allows assistive devices in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 12, 2020
A bill that supporters say will modernize regulations for assisted living communities in Florida is on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis after being passed unanimously by the state Senate and House.