“The nation’s most reliable network” can be found all over the United States, including in senior living communities like The Virginian, a continuing care retirement community in Fairfax, Va. that recently installed Verizon FiOS (Fiber Optic Service) TV, phone, and Internet along with implementing Healthsense technology. The combination of a wireless FIOS platform and Healthsense’s […]
Category: Technology
Technology to facilitate aging in place—whether in the home or in a senior living community setting—continues to make strides, evidenced in this round-up that features a mobile app for caregivers to coordinate care, a new fall-prevention and PERS platform, and a home safety telephone system marketed as an affordable PERS alternative. Also in the news […]
Seniors’ willingness to accept robotic assistance may be an indicator of how care is delivered in assisted and skilled nursing communities in the future, or create a viable alternative to moving into those communities entirely, according to a study conducted by Georgia Tech. Conducted at Georgia Tech’s Human Factors & Aging Laboratory, the study focused […]
An Intel-GE Care Innovations program used in an Indiana health system study on preventing avoidable rehospitalizations contributed to achieving a 75% reduction in the number of readmissions among participating seniors. St. Vincent, a member of Ascension health, the nation’s largest not-for-profit Catholic Healthcare System, was a recipient of a Beacon Community Program grant. The hospital […]
Radio frequency: It’s not just for tracking packages, evidently, as one memory care provider plans to use this technology to help care for residents and eliminate the need for “policing,” writes a Herald-Tribune article. In other senior care-related technology news, Brookdale Senior Living is rolling out Connected Living’s senior social platform in its communities, while […]
Senior living providers should consider several factors when choosing a technology vendor for their community in light of recent vendor exits from the senior care space. One of those exits was a smaller operation, the other under the umbrella of a huge corporation, suggesting that dedication to the market and long-term stability may top the […]
Although healthcare technology had a more widespread appeal to younger consumers, the idea of using remote monitoring sparked interest in half of seniors and even more baby boomers, according to a 2012 study conducted by the Deloitte Center for Health and Solutions. Millennials between the ages of 18 and 30 are more likely than Boomers […]
This senior care technology roundup focuses on a shake-up in the remote monitoring sector, with 3M discontinuing its Resident Monitoring product line, Status Solutions updating its SARA platform, and Embedded Wireless tapping AT&T to exclusively deliver its wireless remote monitoring system. In other news, a new pharmacy services company specializing in senior medication management has […]
Technology can serve a multi-purpose role in senior living communities benefiting providers, families, and health systems as a way to provide a better quality of care, maintain occupancy, age in place, save money, and—perhaps most important of all—allow the industry to participate in the managed care movement. “We’re seeing that providers are beginning to recognize […]
This week’s senior care technology review features yet another social network for seniors launched by Connected Living, along with a major software upgrade to BAM Lab’s smart bed system that includes the ability to monitor and collect data on position changes. Two nursing homes have implemented American HealthTech’s EMR system that’s interoperable with their local […]
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