Benchmark Senior Living on Clapboardtree is located about 10 miles from Gillette Stadium, so it’s natural that many residents were thrilled when the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl in January. And just a few days later, they were excited to attend the parade in Boston celebrating the win — via virtual reality. Virtual […]
In the midst of industry headwinds, The LaSalle Group is focused on business basics in 2019 — but the Dallas-based company has some new initiatives underway as well. Notably, it is rolling out a new brand called “The Whitley” and is forging ahead with technology initiatives to streamline sales and marketing. LaSalle is an integrated […]
Senior living nonprofits must learn to cope with industry disruption soon — or communities could become places that people would prefer to avoid. “If we’re not able to move forward, we risk becoming sort of like the outhouse: functional, workable, but not your first choice,” said Steve Jeffrey, chief strategy and innovation officer for Garden […]
Autonomous vehicles are not yet a common part of everyday society, but the foundation is being laid, with retirement communities at the forefront of developing this technology. One company, Voyage Auto, is already testing out self-driving vehicles in senior living settings with an eye toward the future. Voyage, a Santa Clara, California-based driverless vehicle service, […]
A tech world luminary has turned his attention to solutions targeting older adults — and he believes that the senior living sector will undergo “major change” within the next decade. Alexis Ohanian rose to fame as the co-founder of Reddit. The social news website was acquired by Conde Nast in 2006 for a reported $10 […]
Seniors entering independent living and assisted living communities no longer expect Wi-Fi to be merely an option in their everyday lives — it must be part of a facility’s basic offerings. And the quality of a community’s Wi-Fi network can be the difference between a first look and a move-in. These are two striking conclusions […]
On a mission to help the senior care industry address the staffing crisis, OnShift closed on a new round of funding at the end of 2018 from major investors like Clearlake Capital and Ziegler Link Age, and is hunting to grow its market share. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the cloud-based human capital software-as-a-service company is […]
Last year, retail giant Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) made waves with the $800 million acquisition of GreatCall — a company that offers smartphones, smartwatches, medical alert devices and other technology tailored to older adults, and counts senior living companies among its clients. Now, that big investment is starting to pay off for Best Buy. “In […]
An online app originally created to connect nurses with short-staffed hospitals is making inroads into the senior living industry. The app, NurseDash, aims to help senior living providers find clinicians like med techs, licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) for temporary shifts without having to use a staffing agency. Created in 2017, […]
When Sunrise Senior Living’s management had its first introduction to Baltimore-based data analytics firm Arena about two and a half years ago, they were intrigued and also perhaps a little unnerved by the company’s flagship predicative hiring technology. “Chris Winkle, our CEO, and I listened in on a call with Mike Rosenbaum, who’s the CEO […]
