New health technology needs more guidance, context to be useful to older adults, experts stress
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 07, 2023
Operators still lack the knowledge and coordination to effectively implement new technology solutions, such as those with AI, a new report warns.
Greystar to help active adults live well in mind and body with upcoming St. Louis rental development
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2023
Indianapolis-based Avenue Development aims to provide the full gamut of social and wellness services to active adults, with a rental property slated to open in a St. Louis, MO, suburb next October. On...
Trustwell much larger after adding 16 communities to portfolio
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2023
New York City-based Trustwell Living has added 16 assisted living and memory care communities to its holdings, greatly expanding its five-community portfolio to 21 communities.
Google and Mayo Clinic to search patient records using generative AI
By
Christine Birkner
Jun 12, 2023
The way senior living staff care for patients could get a helpful boost from a generative AI partnership between Google and Mayo Clinic.
Latest AI guidelines aimed at averting ‘catastrophic harm’
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 17, 2023
A new document outlines eight principles for AI as a framework for steering future development to minimize risks and ethical concerns.
Homeland Security says proposed rule for temporary foreign workers will help employers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security said that a proposed rule published Wednesday in the Federal Register will “modernize and improve” regulations related to the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker...
Robotic interactions in long-term care require more direct study, researchers argue
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 23, 2024
Researchers with The Responsible Robotics Project developed a data-recording system to capture events that occur for nursing care robots.
Most think caregivers have ‘no promising way to develop or ascend’ career ladder, survey finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 26, 2023
Most Americans do not view a caregiving career as a path to personal fulfillment, according to a report from the nonprofit think tank FrameWorks Institute.
COVID-19 public health emergency extended again, maybe for the last time
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2023
The public health emergency due to COVID-19 has been renewed again for what many experts believe will be the last time.
Healthcare bankruptcy filings set to triple
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2023
Bankruptcy filings in the healthcare industry — including those in senior living and care settings — are trending approximately triple the level seen in 2021, according to a new report by Gibbins Advisors.