When the dust settles on 2020, it will be remembered as the year when circumstances finally forced senior living providers to embrace technology in ways they were reluctant to in the past. “The tech genie has been loosed from the bottle and it’s not going to go back in,” LCS Senior Vice President and Chief […]
Papa, a service that provides on-demand companionship to older adults, now has gone nationwide and launched a new Papa Health service. Having raised a total of $31 million in venture capital, the startup is eyeing ways to work with senior living providers as it continues to expand. Founded in 2017, Papa provides on-demand assistance and […]
More than 1,400 Amazon Echo Show devices will be distributed to assisted living communities across North Carolina by the end of this month, at no cost to providers. That’s thanks to efforts made by the North Carolina Assisted Living Association (NCALA) and senior living-focused technology platform K4Connect. The association and K4Connect have worked together for […]
by Lynne Katzmann I can’t remember a new year that has brought more hope for a better future than this one. That said, many of us are entering the year knowing that our runway to success is long. But the flip side to every challenge is new opportunity. Here is where we believe the opportunities […]
“Last year, we thought that the 2020s would be a transformative decade — what an understatement. 2021 will set forth a new era in health care and senior living at large as a result of the pandemic.” These are the words of Ascension Living President Danny Stricker, but numerous other top executives in the industry […]
Chicago-based private equity firm Thoma Bravo is buying RealPage (Nasdaq: RP) in a deal that values the property management software platform at $10.2 million. . Richardson, Texas-based RealPage offers property and real estate management software and services for a range of real estate sectors including senior housing. The platform gives the ability to submit service […]
Even with the prospect of a safe and effective vaccine on the horizon, it’s clear the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to disrupt the senior living industry for months or even years to come. In the post-Covid world, senior living providers will likely need to collect more data about their residents than ever before as part […]
PointClickCare is acquiring Collective Medical, a care coordination technology company used by more than 1,300 U.S. hospitals and every national health plan, in a move to support the integration of senior living and other long-term and post-acute settings within the larger health care system. The acquisition price is just under $650 million, Business Insider reported, […]
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) is continuing its push into the older adult market with the launch of an Alexa app called Care Hub, as well new tools recently made available via Alexa for Hospitality. These developments are notable for senior living providers because they offer some new capabilities for Echo devices deployed in communities, and show […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically accelerated the adoption of technology within senior living, with communities across the nation rapidly implementing a variety of tools. One of the most high-profile tech rollouts of 2020 has been occurring at buildings operated by Merrill Gardens, where Google has been deploying Nest Hub Max devices with adaptations for older […]