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...
President’s Council recommends ‘technology for graceful aging’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2016
Internet access, fraud and abuse protection, cognitive training products and safety-related monitoring technology all are addressed in recommendations in a new report from the President’s Council...
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...
Technology that detects falls helps reduce ED visits by 80%, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 17, 2019
An artificial intelligence-enabled camera system helped senior living communities reduce visits from emergency medical teams by 75% and visits to emergency departments by 80% by detecting falls among...