AllyAlign has a significant new investment and a new CEO — and now, the company is looking to expand its model of care for older adults. The Glen Allen, Virginia-based company, which helps senior living and care providers launch and run Medicare Advantage institutional special needs (I-SNP) plans, announced Thursday it received a $300 million […]
Category: Technology
It’s no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed older adults to use technology more than any time in the recent past, and senior living providers have taken note. One trend that has gained steam during the pandemic: new technology-focused concierge roles meant to help residents use the growing number of devices and platforms found […]
With vaccination rates high and occupancy starting to tick up, now is the time for senior living providers to reevaluate their plans for the future in light of Covid-19. “If you haven’t focused on strategic planning because you’ve been in the middle of Covid, we totally understand that — but now is the time to […]
Covid-19 opened the telehealth floodgates in senior living and all signs point to the technology being here to stay. Providers found telehealth platforms to be an important tool in their clinical programs. As the industry gradually brings the pandemic to heel, determining how and where to utilize telehealth in a “new normal” will require deliberation […]
Atria Senior Living has named a new top technology executive, shortly after launching Glennis Solutions as a subsidiary company providing tech offerings that are purpose-built for senior living. These moves set the stage for how the Louisville, Kentucky-based provider will approach technology in the years to come, CEO John Moore told Senior Housing News. Having […]
When the Covid-19 pandemic struck the United States last year, senior living providers across the country began to rely on technology to accomplish everything from connecting residents with loved ones to facilitating virtual tours and telehealth. But not every provider was able to pivot smoothly to more tech-enabled operations, after years of chronic underinvestment in […]
After years of focusing on workforce initiatives and restructuring relationships with capital partners — and while still battling through the Covid-19 pandemic — Holiday Retirement’s leaders now have their sights firmly set on improving the resident experience. “For an industry that talks a lot about our employees and residents, we don’t make a lot of […]
Covid-19 has placed a premium on technology, but bringing a community up to the times requires much more than plugging in a router. With the advent of telehealth and remote conferencing, senior living staff and residents are doing more with their devices than ever before. Where internet access was once seen as an amenity, it […]
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) has hired Ginna Baik as senior business development manager for senior living. With the hire, Amazon brings on board someone with deep experience in senior living to help drive the Alexa Smart Properties business, focused on deploying Alexa-enabled voice technology at scale. “I have been focused on senior living and technology for […]
Three news items recently focused my attention on perhaps the biggest potential disruptor of senior living in the coming years: Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). Here’s what the Seattle-based company has been up to lately: — Amazon hired industry veteran Ginna Baik as senior business development manager for senior living — Amazon Care is launching in all […]
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