Amazon Pharmacy expands drone delivery service to prescription medications
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2023
Older adults in one Texas town looking to simplify their medication management might be able to have prescriptions delivered via drone.
Virtual reality positively affects resident well-being, trust in senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2023
A study of the effects of immersive technology on senior living residents showed “significant” increases of social health and connection, as well as feelings of trust in their communities, according...
Experts create new vision for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2023
Unconstrained by the parameters of the traditional long-term care model, a group of experts has developed a new vision of eldercare that they say is customizable, person-centered and coordinated.
Atria deploys Alexa devices across entire national portfolio
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 14, 2023
A smart home collaboration will see Amazon Alexa devices deployed across Atria Management Co.’s entire national portfolio, which the company says is a first in the senior living industry.
Tech, healthcare as value proposition among silver linings of pandemic for senior living, executives...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 11, 2023
The pandemic upended the senior living business model, but it wasn’t all bad, according to a panel of executives at the 2023 Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference this week.
Senior living technology spending returns to ‘normal priorities’ in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2023
Technology investments in senior living and care are returning to “normal priorities” after a prior focus on COVID-19 pandemic and infection control systems, according to the results of a new survey.
Senior living residents eligible for $7 million federal COVID-19 telehealth program
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 09, 2023
The launch of a federal telehealth model will provide any adult — including senior living and affordable senior housing residents — access to at-home COVID-19 rapid tests, telehealth sessions and antiviral...
‘Glammas’ calling out ageism on TikTok
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 25, 2022
Older adults are using a “virtual playground for teenagers” to engage in discourses on aging — and having “immense sway” with their millions of followers, according to a groundbreaking new study.
Dementia-focused programming highlights individuals over disease
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2022
Care for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is getting a boost from training and education programs designed to highlight the individuals and not the disease.