New smart technology devices benefit clients and agencies
By
Evan Kaltman
Jul 06, 2021
Recently our firm, Veterans Home Care, helped develop the Companion to meet a growing demand for smart technologies.
The meaning of smart aging for older adults and care providers
By
Fahad Aziz
Nov 05, 2020
Aging adults have several options to choose from when they need support in their everyday lives, among them home healthcare, assisted living and continuing care retirement communities. For many, one question...
Into the future: Amazon and the rise of personal healthcare
By
Robin Gaster
May 04, 2021
Amazon is uniquely well-positioned to drive the next steps into the era of personal medicine.
3 ways voice-first technology can help older adults in the era of social distancing
By
Jason Gottschalk
Apr 09, 2020
Isolation can make communication, access to timely information and a sense of independence more difficult for many older adults, especially for those who aren’t used to turning to technology for...
Aging in place gets a hand from technology
By
Ryan Gordon
Feb 14, 2019
New devices make it easier for older adults to stay in familiar surroundings.
The top trends that will shape senior living and care in 2019
By
Lisa McCracken
Jan 14, 2019
There are challenges but also exciting times with numerous opportunities. It is a good time to be in senior living.
The future of senior living in 2022
By
Walter Marin
Jan 18, 2022
With only a few days into 2022, headlines reporting increasing COVID-19 cases and new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines have dominated the recent news cycle. In 2020, these very same...
The right tech: Here’s what’s been working to stave off loneliness in senior living
By
Fahad Aziz
Feb 11, 2021
Even as lockdowns are lifted and some senior living communities resume modified family visits and social programming, the pandemic isn’t over. Many older adults still will feel more comfortable limiting...
How to engage senior living residents through technology
By
Anne Davis
Oct 22, 2020
Caring for residents of senior living communities has grown increasingly complicated in recent months. Long before the coronavirus put a spotlight on the threat of isolation, however, healthcare professionals...
Hands-free video calling, managed Wi-Fi driving social connectedness
By
David Berger
Jul 29, 2021
600 seniors across nine Volunteers of America National Services communities are engaging with family, friends, healthcare, information and entertainment by video call through a new enterprise technology...