Dining robot pilot project finds benefits for senior living employers, staff, residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 05, 2022
Faster service, improved employee safety and well-being, and enhanced employee recruitment, retention and morale were among the benefits realized in a 90-day pilot project testing the use of robot servers...
2022 McKnight’s Tech Award winners revealed
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2022
Winners in the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards were announced yesterday afternoon in a virtual presentation that was the culmination of a McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit that also included...
6-month test will examine if technology used by self-driving cars can improve care of older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2019
Although the trial will be conducted in a home care setting, one of the people involved told McKnight’s Senior Living that the technology potentially “could add significant value in senior living communities.”
MatrixCare wins Best in KLAS award
Jan 31, 2017
Bloomington, MN-based long-term/post-acute care technology provider MatrixCare has been awarded the 2017 Best in KLAS Award in the long-term care software category, reportedly receiving the highest score...
Simply Connect launches app for care team
Apr 05, 2019
Minneapolis-based Simply Connect has launched an app designed to create efficient and secure ways for care team members to exchange data and coordinate resident care without using a phone or fax machine.
Older adults less likely than younger ones to want to use telehealth after pandemic but still want it...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2022
Older adults are less likely than younger adults to continue using virtual medical services, grocery delivery services or curbside pick-up after the pandemic ends, according to the results of a poll by...
1 day away! McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo is tomorrow
Jun 14, 2023
The seventh annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo Senior is tomorrow, giving senior living professionals the chance to earn up to four continuing education credits while learning how to address...
McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo only 2 weeks away!
Jun 01, 2023
Senior living professionals will be able to earn up to four continuing education credits by attending the seventh annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo on Thursday, June 15.
Employee engagement, customer experience focus of new products
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2016
PointClickCare and Align have partnered on two offerings for senior care providers to help manage employee engagement, improve resident outcomes and achieve a stronger bottom line. You can see them at...
FCC program expansion could ease Internet access for 6.4 million seniors
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2016
The Federal Communications Commission’s March 31 decision to expand its Lifeline program could help 6.4 million low-income seniors afford Internet access, according to one organization.