Atria CEO talks about confronting questions, preparing for future of senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2024
New Atria CEO Holly Belter-Chesser recently took a few minutes to share her thoughts with McKnight’s Senior Living about the company, the industry and the future of senior living.
Eve, new artificial companion, provides homebound seniors engagement, friendship
By
Foster Stubbs
Apr 04, 2024
Eve sells a device that has the appearance of a traditional rotary phone and serves as a companion for the elderly or other homebound people.
Closed senior living community, state face multi-million dollar lawsuit over resident’s death
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2024
An Oregon senior living community and the state agency that oversees long-term care facilities were hit with a $41 million wrongful death lawsuit in the death of a memory care resident who wandered out...
‘A-list’ investors to award AI-monitoring, transport solutions for seniors at conference next week
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 21, 2024
This year’s AgeTech Challenge Innovation Showcase is highlighted by several AI-enabled monitoring systems and transportation options.
People in the news, March 26
Mar 26, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at AARP, Edgemere, Health Dimensions Group, Massachusetts Assisted Living Association, and Watermark Retirement Communities.
AAN: Three pesticides linked to risk for Parkinson’s disease
Mar 11, 2024
The highest versus lowest decile of application of simazine, lindane atrazine were linked to increased relative risks for Parkinson’s disease.
The answer to tackling the staffing crisis: start with the culture
By
Katherine Wells
Feb 29, 2024
We have been faced with a pressing long-term care dilemma for the last several years, and it is only getting worse.
Some seniors now can use Amazon Alexa for medication management tasks
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 03, 2019
Some senior living residents and other users of Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant are now able to review prescriptions and set medication reminders by using their pharmacy prescription information, as...
Drug information now available on Alexa-enabled devices
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 10, 2020
Senior living residents will be able to access drug information through Alexa queries thanks to a partnership with First Databank announced last week.
Amazon announces Care Hub to enable aging in place
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 16, 2020
Amazon has announced Care Hub, a new set of U.S. features designed to help older adults age in place by providing a way for them to communicate with others and for others to check in on them.