A positive early verdict for AI in LTC, with caveats noted
By
John Hall
Jun 21, 2024
Experts say artificial intelligence tools have the potential to free staff for critical tasks and to offer deeper insights into community operations.
AI blessed, cursed with tech wonders and risks: experts
By
John Hall
Dec 03, 2023
Amid great excitement for the possibilities envisioned thanks to artificial intelligence and other tech, a general warning goes out
Focus on briefs: Information technology
Feb 01, 2023
New study touts info tech access and training as ‘transformative,’ EHR study shows value of staff ‘computer time,’ but only to a point, FBI continues to warn healthcare workers of ongoing IT scam
Post-lockdowns, regulators cast an eye toward security, preparedness weak spots
By
John Hall
Dec 02, 2022
For much of 2022, lockdowns and other restrictions tamped down the usual resident security concerns in the nation’s long-term care facilities. Still, workforce shortages meant fewer vigilant eyes and...
Focus On: Technology emerging as a powerful option for residents
Jun 01, 2020
The latest ‘furniture’ additions: robots, drones and tech toys.
Focus on: Virtual reality emerging as a powerful option for residents
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2020
This multifaceted new tool is proving to be a game-changer, given its potential for aiding memory care and other services.
Tech’s newest ‘Uber’
By
John Hall
Jun 03, 2019
New tools are fostering greater independence.
Game theory
By
John Hall
Feb 02, 2019
Do brain games and other fun-based approaches to mental stimulation help reduce Alzheimer’s? Some interesting findings are beginning to emerge.
New options emerge
By
John Hall
Dec 04, 2018
Resident security in senior living today bears no resemblance to what it was just a decade ago. Locks and alarms — the stuff that long have defined resident security — always will be relevant. But...
Just getting started
By
John Hall
Jun 05, 2018
Senior living is a low-tech field no more. From the front door to the front office, technology is making its presence known — and there’s a lot more to come.