Online platforms that let nurses pick and choose which facilities they work for are an effort to combat the nursing shortage. The platforms, however, have benefits and disadvantages for all parties involved...
CC Young’s TV studio, tech courses, a hit with residents
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 05, 2023
Volunteers at a continuing care retirement / life plan community’s working TV studio are hoping to take content live onto a YouTube channel after producing internal programming for several years.
Innovations in design, devices, are helping make bathrooms safer for seniors, reports show
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 05, 2023
Design adjustments to bathrooms, including special lighting, drains and handrails, add up to major benefits for senior living communities.
Two new tools designed to improve staff scheduling concerns
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 05, 2023
Two software companies recently announced new scheduling solutions tools designed to address staffing shortages within the senior living sector.
Business briefs, Oct. 5
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 05, 2023
Affordable senior housing operators get $160 million as advocates fight to expand offerings… Bill would block federal nursing home staffing mandate … Home health aides, licensed vocational nurses join...
Chatbots generate mostly accurate information to medical queries
Oct 04, 2023
Chatbot-generated answers had high accuracy and completeness scores for physician-developed medical queries.
Data CEO emphasizes key provider traits that make AI work in healthcare
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 04, 2023
The key to building trust in AI services for healthcare provides involves transparency and integration into existing systems, one data CEO suggests.
Telestroke treatment proves lifesaver for rural seniors, data reveals
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 04, 2023
Telestroke programs for seniors in rural areas makes a huge difference in receiving faster, life-saving diagnoses, a new report finds.