K4Connect Announces K4Community Enhancements Senior living technology company K4Connect has enhanced its flagship solution, K4Community. The new updates expand on the solution’s previous versions and add several new functions related to boosting staff efficiency and reducing rework. Specifically, the updates added new ways to create and publish in a single application, automate a community’s morning check in […]
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Successful communities must now engage with the broader community, and technology has the potential to extend your facility beyond its four walls. With the right technology, you can accomplish more with less—simply, efficiently and effectively. Learn why it’s a very important time to stop being a laggard when it comes to understanding and deploying transformational […]
Successful communities must now engage with the broader community, and technology has the potential to extend your facility beyond its four walls. With the right technology, you can accomplish more with less—simply, efficiently and effectively. Learn why it’s a very important time to stop being a laggard when it comes to understanding and deploying transformational technologies, for your […]
Implementing and improving technology capabilities has become a focus for some senior housing operators, but for the most part, they’re still missing a major opportunity. Expectations of tech-savvy residents has increased the push for campuswide wifi and more Internet-focused programming, but many communities aren’t equipped for future residents who will demand more from senior housing, […]
Cushman & Wakefield Arrange $12 Million Acquisition Financing for LCB Cushman and Wakefield’s Senior Housing Capital Markets Group has arranged $12.3 million of capital for LCB Senior Living’s acquisition of a memory care community in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The acquisition financing was provided by Wells Fargo Bank, with joint venture equity provided by Prudential Real […]
This roundup of senior care-related technology features a variety of products and systems that were announced or debuted at last week’s 2013 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) held this year in Las Vegas, Nev. From Independa’s announcement regarding the availability of its Integrated CloudCare suite on LG TVs and Samsung tablet computers, to the debut […]
With post-acute care getting increased focus as hospitals seek to prevent readmissions, cloud-based senior care platforms that help monitor patients and facilitate care coordination are gaining attention. eCaring has introduced some new features to its cloud-based care management system, while a UK-based nonprofit senior housing and care provider recently moved to a new cloud-based platform […]
Looking back on 2012 senior-care related technology news, the biggest trends have to do with a federally-backed shift to electronic health and medical records and providers utilizing technology to improve their position in the care spectrum as hospitals start forming post-acute care relationships. The continued emergence of remote monitoring and emergency alert systems that facilitate independent […]
Loneliness comes with killer side effects for some aging-in-place seniors, but certain technologies geared toward social engagement may provide an antidote, senior care technology developers say. Recent studies have shown the negative impact loneliness and social isolation can have on older adults who live alone in their homes. However, this can represent opportunity for senior […]
This installment features a partnership between Brookdale Senior Living and a provider of adaptive computer systems for senior living communities that will put interactive, mentally stimulating computers into Brookdale’s memory care communities. Senior care technology solutions provider Independa is incorporating IDEAL LIFE’s wireless health monitoring products into its cloud system, while Acadian Monitoring Services has […]