Older adults less likely than younger ones to want to use telehealth after pandemic but still want it...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2022
Older adults are less likely than younger adults to continue using virtual medical services, grocery delivery services or curbside pick-up after the pandemic ends, according to the results of a poll by...
Operators using telehealth, live-streaming, video-chatting in this time of COVID-19
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2020
Senior living operators today have much more sophisticated technology at their disposal than did their predecessors, and they’re putting that technology to good use to help ensure the health and safety...
How telehealth has improved employee satisfaction and the bottom line at Capital Senior Living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 03, 2019
Capital Senior Living has seen a 400% increase in employee use of the telehealth benefit available through the company health plan.
Providers tell CMS to explore telehealth, care coordination, long-term care financing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2018
Chronic care management via telehealth and remote monitoring, service coordination in affordable housing, and long-term care financing are some of the new directions that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Sharing lessons from the pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2022
Brookdale Senior Living President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier discusses her new book, “Heroes Work Here: An Extraordinary Story of Courage, Resilience and Hope from the Front Lines of COVID-19.”
Senior living occupancy recovery may stretch into 2023 — or 2028, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2022
SAs the pandemic nears its second anniversary, occupancy appears to be moving in a positive direction but still may be in recovery mode at this time next year — and maybe for much longer, industry leaders...
McKnight’s Senior Living Market Leaders podcast with Christine Gallo of Gallo Medical Company
Nov 18, 2021
[Partner content] Christine Gallo, CEO of Gallo Medical Company, discusses the use of robotics in long-term care for UV light disinfection, telehealth and patient/resident transport with McKnight’s Senior...
3 ways tech use during pandemic will change long-term care forever
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2021
With major vaccination programs completed and visitation restrictions easing, life at long-term care facilities across the country is inching toward looking more like its pre-pandemic self. But even when...
Pandemic tech changes are here to stay
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 15, 2021
Some types of tech use by older adults, brought on by the pandemic, may surprise you.
COVID, one year later
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2021
At this time a year ago, we still were unsure what the coronavirus would mean for the industry, for the country or for us personally. Now, effects are clear, even if we still don’t know all of the answers.