Light and sound therapy may fend off memory and cognitive damage for chemo patients
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
A combination of light and sound therapy may be able to counteract the problems in the brain caused by chemo, new research shows.
SNF tech managers hoping for Change Healthcare recovery and sunnier times when HIMSS kicks off in Orlando,...
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 12, 2024
Healthcare providers, including many SNF operators, are hoping for answers on cybersecurity issues at this week’s HIMSS conference.
New AI tools can help with hiring, property analysis, senior care analytics giant says
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
NIC MAP Vision AI has been launched to help streamline or expedite a variety of tasks typically considered time-consuming for LTC operators.
Upcoming dining software platform puts meal-service innovation on the long-term care menu, companies...
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 25, 2024
A new LTC dining operating system aims to combine tools like menus and nutrition with delivery logistics, all onto one platform.
Hello Heart, goodbye blood pressure? Mobile app monitoring has ‘overwhelming’ benefit for seniors:...
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 25, 2024
A smartphone app, Hello Heart, has shown overwhelming promise in being able to reduce blood pressure among seniors, a new report showed.
Robust cybersecurity is critical for resident safety. Here’s what you should know
By
Mike Skinner
Oct 19, 2023
Effective cybersecurity is a whole-organization effort and not the exclusive domain of the IT department. Nowhere is this perhaps more true — or more consequential — than for those who provide care.
New advisory committee will ‘explore’ future tech challenges in senior living
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 21, 2023
One senior living tech provider is forming a new advisory committee to help provide feedback on best practices and future technology needs.
Fewer meetings, AI use could boost workplace productivity: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2024
Using artificial intelligence and cutting back on meetings are two ways to help improve workplace productivity, according to the company behind recent research.
New VR training model helps teach palliative caregivers ‘Jolly Good’ communication skills
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 14, 2023
A new VR platform helps train nurses for palliative care by simulating conversations between terminally ill patients, doctors and families.
It’s time to rethink the care economy
By
Chia-Lin Simmons
Jan 18, 2024
The new care economy is not about the diminishing of one’s life; it is about the enhancing of it.