While the senior living industry is sometimes thought to be slow to adopt cutting edge technologies, a new survey of the 100 largest non-profit senior living continuing care retirement communities indicates some of the early adopters are using the technology in abundance. Across social connectedness, safety and electronic documentation, providers are already using technology solutions […]
Category: Technology
A Texas-based senior care referral company that recently completed a business accelerator program after a soft launch in April is describing itself as a mix between Expedia, Yelp, and eHarmony. Cariloop is a relative newcomer to senior care referral scene dominated by major players including A Place for Mom and SeniorLiving.net, but it’s gearing up […]
Tapping into an estimated $7 trillion baby boomer spending potential, big businesses are targeting technology as it relates to senior care and aging in place, writes USA Today in a report this week. That technology ranges from assisting or replacing the dwindling number of caregivers relative to those who rely on them, to delivery of […]
In light of both an aging work force among baby boomers as well as new employees entering the senior living business, operators are developing new solutions to accommodate both populations along with their different learning styles and preferences when it comes to training and communications. Largely, they find, training and communication with employees requires more […]
STANLEY Healthcare has increased its technology presence in senior living this week with the new rollout of a Wi-Fi enabled call system that tracks resident information both within and outside of a community’s walls. Light of Hearts Villa in Bedford, OH, announced Wednesday that it has deployed STANLEY Healthcare’s AeroScout Wi-Fi Emergency Call Solution to […]
With the internet a huge and growing source for senior living leads, providers are looking for ways to separate the proverbial wheat from the chaff, with major chains including Brookdale and Emeritus turning to call centers to handle and qualify volume. “At least half the leads people should get come from the Internet, and it’s […]
As a way to drive communication and raise funds to support its CATIE technology for senior living residents, Status Solutions has launched a new website, Green Pages, or MyGreenPages.net that takes cues from the Yellow Pages to bring answers to seniors searching for services in their local areas. The advertising-based website aligns with Status Solutions’ […]
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Time Warner Cable, one of the largest national providers of cable television, announced this week the launch of a new home health telemedicine program with Cleveland Clinic. Time Warner Cable Business Class (TWCBC)—a division of Time Warner Cable—announced Monday the start of its “Virtual Visit” home health monitoring program. The “Virtual Visit” program enables Cleveland […]
Among the top 10 senior living providers ranked by size by the Assisted Living Federation of America, traffic to the providers’ websites varies widely. While for the very largest providers, site traffic aligns largely with number residents, for others among the Top-10, traffic is less proportional. According to data compiled by SHN based on traffic […]
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