Advanced analytics tools and medication monitoring technology are trending upward among the largest not-for-profit senior living and care organizations in the United States.
Overall, senior living and care organizations are adopting a wider range of technologies than ever before, although some categories such as telehealth peaked during the pandemic period, the data show.
The insights come from the annual LeadingAge Ziegler 200 Report compiled by Leading Age and specialty investment bank Ziegler, which was made public last week.
Use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring spiked during the pandemic, leading to a doubling between 2018 and 2022, rising from 20% to 40%, the data show.
Similarly, nearly three-quarters of the organizations in the report use electronic medical/health records.
Use of analytics is up 11% since 2019, whereas physical exercise and rehabilitation tech such as treadmills is trending down, the report shows.
Last year, the report added a “robotics” category to its data collection; within the LZ 200 listing, 70% of organizations had a physical robot onsite.
Although the report itself offered few qualifying remarks about technology trends, its authors conclude that “technology adoption will continue to be tracked as providers maintain existing platforms and explore investments into emerging solutions.”
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools within senior living and care is a major trend that many broad overviews of the industry have noted. Organizations are using AI tools and other resources to help improve operations and administrative processes, according to an iN2L + LifeLoop report earlier this year.
Beyond technology, independent and assisted living communities showed the most consistent growth rates within the LZ 200, and 60% of organizations listed said they now have memory care units. The total number of nursing care beds, however, has declined.
