By Jody O’Donnell, SEO Manager, G5 Search Marketing Many senior housing and living providers ask the million dollar question: Which directories are the best for me to sign up for? The answer to the question should end “with regards to my SEO?” When developing your target list of directories, first establish a clear objective. Are […]
Category: Technology
What do you think about internet sites and their ability to influence decisions for senior housing? Are you as connected (facebook, twitter) as the media is portraying? As more and more organizations are touting the connectedness of mature consumers, here is your chance to participate in the study. Marketing agency Creating Results is conducting a […]
Pfizer Inc. and Acacia Living, Inc. (Acacia) recently announced a strategic alliance to develop an innovative holistic technology solution dedicated to helping seniors age positively and independently. Acacia Living is developing an at-home assisted living connectivity platform to support the ability of a growing aging population to live independently, by improving what Acacia calls access […]
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG) recently announced the introduction of its enhanced medical alert service dubbed Lifeline with AutoAlert. The solution combines the Philips Lifeline medical alert service with automatic fall detection capabilities that allows fall detection if a senior is unable to push the alert button. According to a LifeAlert laboratory study of simulated falls, […]
The Technology Strategy Board announced its commitment to supporting innovation in Assisted Living by stating it will invest £6.5 million in six collaborative research and development projects to be completed by 2012/2013 that will develop new technologies to help the elderly and those with long-term health conditions. The projects will address the need for health […]
Looking for an advanced and affordable personal monitoring solution for yourself or a loved one? Wellcore Corporation, which unveiled its Mobile Personal Emergency Response System product at CES in January, recently spent time with Senior Housing News providing a demonstration and talking about the rollout of its new Personal Activity Monitor (PAM) system. Unlike other […]
Masonicare Healthcare Center, a senior services provider in Connecticut, announced that it is implementing InteGreat EHR for its web-based electronic health record management system. The Masonicare Health Center, which provides acute care, skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, and several specialty clinics and therapies, will use the system to manage workflows […]
Snapfon™, a division of VisiKey® LLC, recently announced the release of its new mobile/cellular telephone aimed at the senior citizen marketplace. Dubbed the “Snapfon™ ez ONE”, the device has large text and large keys with an easy to read display this phone simply makes all aspects of calling easier, and is still a small, attractive, […]
By Doug Fullaway, President and COO of Vigilan Unemployment seems to be stuck around 10% and foreclosures are reaching record levels, casting a dark cloud over the business of senior living. Prospective new residents are more uncertain than ever about moving. Centers work hard just to hold census levels. And while there are signs things […]
Microsoft Corp., the city of New York and Selfhelp Community Services Inc. recently unveiled their Virtual Senior Center, a public-private partnership and demonstration project that is showing how cities can use technology to revitalize senior centers and enhance the lives of homebound seniors. The Virtual Senior Center uses computer, video and Internet technology to create […]
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