In case you missed it…here are the top five stories grabbing Senior Housing News readers’ attention this week: 1. New Market Players Flock to Texas Senior Housing Boom—Demographics in the Lone Star State have created a hotbed for senior housing operators looking toward assisted living and memory care development. 2. Senior Living Marketers Say Success […]
Category: Technology
The launch of a new, proprietary app for its residents makes Erickson Living the latest senior living provider to take a national approach toward boosting connectivity and social engagement within its communities. Technology use among older adults has been ramping up in recent years, as 53% of adults age 65 and older are using the […]
Stanley Healthcare and digital health solutions provider BAM Labs have partnered to form a joint integration and distribution agreement for technology aimed at reducing pressure ulcers and falls among senior living residents. The new Stanley Healthcare Patient Safety Monitoring solution leverages BAM Labs’ non-invasive sensor pad that is placed under mattresses and can provide caregivers […]
The senior care tech space continues to develop innovative solutions to help older adults stay active, healthy and engaged with their communities and loved ones afar. From a mobile app that allows senior living staff to manage work schedules to a pendant that alerts when someone has fallen, developers zero-in on the importance of driving […]
Students this week will gather to compete on the latest in senior living technology solutions. Over two days held in conjunction with the 2013 LeadingAge Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, the inaugural “HackFest” is challenging student teams from universities across the country to create technology-driven tools that will aid the lives of older adults. Through […]
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, senior living providers are seeing data, collected throughout their communities, is driving their ability to manage through the competition. CEOs say data collection and analysis is a major game-changer when it comes to operating efficiencies, but it also means finding solutions to managing it. Information systems are critical in providing […]
The senior living industry has been met with a host of technology solutions that help not only drive efficiencies from a business and operations standpoint, but improve clinical outcomes and processes. From addressing the changing needs of assisted living residents to recording clinical information following exams and assessments, senior living providers are adopting technology solutions […]
GE, a pioneer of home appliances and renowned investor of healthcare technologies, sees aging in place senior care as a key design element in its newly fashioned “Homes of Tomorrow” concept, according to an article from Gizmag. Helping the elderly is a concept GE incorporated into its designs for the home of 2025, joining other ideas for […]
LG, the global developer of high-definition TVs, cell phones and other electronics, is tapping into the U.S. senior care market through a new partnership with Atlanta-based Thrive Senior Living. Eyeing opportunity within the United States’ technology market for post-acute and long-term care, LG CNS, a subsidiary of LG focused on information technology services, has teamed […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that among the rapidly growing number of mobile health apps on the market, it would only regulate those posing the greatest risks to consumers. The agency intends to “exercise enforcement discretion,” according to a release, meaning it will not enforce requirements under the Federal Drug & […]
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