Finalists for the 2023 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards have been chosen by a panel of expert judges.
Dining robot pilot project finds benefits for senior living employers, staff, residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 05, 2022
Faster service, improved employee safety and well-being, and enhanced employee recruitment, retention and morale were among the benefits realized in a 90-day pilot project testing the use of robot servers...
A super celebration
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2022
The last day of National Assisted Living Week this year was National Batman Day. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Ignite Medical Resorts expands into Texas with 4 Bridgemoor facilities
By
James M. Berklan
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2022
Ignite Medical Resorts has added four Bridgemoor Transitional Care facilities in Texas to its growing portfolio of boutique post-acute care facilities.
Big senior living stories of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A year ago, nobody in the U.S. senior living industry would have predicted that a pandemic would upend everyone’s personal and professional lives in 2020. But COVID-19 undoubtedly was the story of the...
Robots’ surprising nonfans — and how to win them over
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2020
As the use of social/personal robots increases in senior living communities, a new study has uncovered a surprising group of nonfans – grandchildren — and suggests ways to win them over.
Technology takes center stage in senior living in 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2020
Someday, when we look back on 2020, we might well say it was the year of technology in senior living.
Focus On: Technology emerging as a powerful option for residents
Jun 01, 2020
The latest ‘furniture’ additions: robots, drones and tech toys.
2020 Technology Supplement
Jun 01, 2020
The 2020 Technology Supplement
Training, technology improvements needed to reduce social isolation in seniors: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2020
Improved direct care worker training and technology could help relieve social isolation and loneliness among older adults, according to a report released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences,...