Provider shares ‘telewellness playbook’ to address resident mental health
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2022
As resident mental health and well-being top the list of challenges for affordable senior housing providers, one operator is sharing its playbook on a successful telewellness program.
Pandemic: Seniors feel better mentally, emotionally than middle-aged adults, but fewer plan to continue...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 04, 2021
During the pandemic, adults aged 65 or more years have fared better mentally and emotionally and as far as general quality of life than their counterparts aged 50 to 64, according to newly released results...
Senior living faces unique challenges in implementing widespread telehealth use
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2022
The relative independence and health of senior living residents compared with other long-term care recipients likely affect the use of telehealth in independent living and assisted living communities,...
More news for Friday, Sept. 22
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2023
Free, at-home COVID-19 tests will be available soon … 5G improved health of older adults: study … COVID-infected adults with 4 or more underlying diseases faced higher risk of ICU stay, death … Medicare...
Tech, safety, food are challenges for affordable senior housing residents during pandemic: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 12, 2021
Lack of equipment and technology literacy, challenges complying with health and safety precautions, and difficulty accessing food are some of the issues taking a toll on low-income older adults living...
COVID-19 driving technology adoption across senior living: Ziegler
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 18, 2020
The pandemic has cast a long shadow over the senior living and care sector. But it also is being credited as a catalyst for technology adoption and spending, as well as healthcare innovation.
New partnership aims to ‘transform’ senior living through real estate, care, tech
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 28, 2023
A Brentwood, TN, assisted living and memory care community is the launch point for a new partnership that aims to create an innovation center for technology and data solutions for the senior living industry...
Maintaining independence is biggest draw for potential senior living residents, study suggests
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2023
Highlighting their efforts to help residents maintain their independence may help senior living operators attract more residents than highlighting affordability, suggest the results of a McKinsey Health...
Software allows senior living communities to share data to fight COVID-19, future pandemics
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2021
An East Troy, WI-based health IT company is the first assisted living-focused group to earn federal certification for its software, enabling senior living communities to share data with states and peers...
Parkinson on pandemic: IT investment key
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2020
COVID-19 is the biggest crisis to hit the long-term care industry in its history, but the question now is how to ensure that providers are prepared should something like it happen again, Mark Parkinson,...