Maplewood tests technology to improve residents’ lives, outcomes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 06, 2017
Maplewood Senior Living has launched a new center with the goals of increasing resident independence, better managing health and wellness, broadening social connectedness and improving safety and quality...
Virtual campus tours for prospective residents, families are getting real results
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 02, 2023
A senior living provider is partnering with a virtual real estate platform to become the latest LTC organization to offer virtual reality tours of their facilities.
Predictive tech tools helping spur value-based care, health execs say
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 16, 2024
New tech is helping LTCs provide value-based care via AI and predictive technology, both tech and healthcare leaders say.
Provider tests technology to help residents reduce fall risk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2019
Eldersburg, MD-based Integrace is testing technology meant to help independent living residents assess and reduce their risks of falling.
Get the message? Communication tool helps Three Pillars take Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Liza Berger
Oct 08, 2019
Replacing paper flyers with digital display screens for staff and resident communications earned Three Pillars Senior Living Communities top honors in the category of Keep It Super Simple in the Senior...
Socks for seniors are getting smarter, could help prevent falls
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 16, 2023
Separate companies in the US and the UK recently announced product expansions for “smart” socks that are aimed at the senior market.
Caretel Inns grabs Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards with smart nurse call light system
By
Liza Berger
Oct 09, 2019
Caretel Inns seized Gold in the category of High-High, High-Touch in the Senior Living track of the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for creating its own smart nurse call light system.
Tablet computers help manage agitation in people with dementia: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2017
Tablet computers are safe and potentially effective in managing agitation among people with dementia, according to the results of a small pilot study in press by the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
‘Granny cam’ bill joins national trend toward greater long-term care room monitoring
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 26, 2024
Adding to what has become a national trend, Iowa’s state legislature has advanced a bill that would allow residents and their families to install cameras in nursing home rooms.
Healthcare industry tops list of most expensive data breaches for 13 consecutive years
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2023
The healthcare industry has retained its spot as having the most expensive data breaches for the 13th consecutive year, according to a new report.