‘Smart’ caregiving offers benefits to residents, staff
By
Katherine Wells
Aug 11, 2022
People are retiring later, healthcare needs are changing, and senior living is getting “smarter,” with convenience and collaborative communication as benefits.
Tech options in the dining room? Bot-ter believe it
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 01, 2022
COVID-19 worsened an already difficult staffing challenge, but server bots are here to lend a helping hand – and more.
Social isolation: A serious but under-recognized health risk
By
Cathy Lipton, MD
Jul 28, 2022
How senior living communities can build on pandemic lessons to reduce loneliness.
More news for Thursday, July 28
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2022
The pandemic changed way senior living industry is perceived, operated: Kramer … Partnership offers Maryland providers access to digital advance care technology … Moderna bests Pfizer vaccine in protecting...
Clinicians, patients have different perceptions about EHR use
Jul 26, 2022
Physicians report that electronic health records negatively affect the patient experience, but patients disagree.
Tick tock, TikTok: Making time for fun in retirement
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 25, 2022
I read this week about a retirement community in West Hollywood, CA, that has six residents aged 70 to 85. Except “Retirement House” isn’t a real place, and the “residents” don’t really live...
Dementia-focused programming highlights individuals over disease
By
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.
More news for Friday, July 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2022
Senior living dominates long-term care M&A activity in second quarter … Almost half of working Americans don’t have access to retirement plans … Grant provides technology training, programs for NJ...
It’s here! Today is final deadline for Tech Awards nominations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2022
Today is the final deadline to enter the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
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...