Care Innovations Launches Beta of New Caregiver Technology

Through a new technology currently offered by Intel-GE Care Innovations in beta form, caregivers can access a platform to enable the 65 million Americans who currently count caregiving among their responsibilities to streamline the process of care. The technology, Connect Caregiver, first launched through a partnership with two caregiver advocacy organizations and is now available […]

Senior Care Technology: 2012 in Review

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 […]

Care Innovations Collaboration Yields 75% Reduction in Rehospitalizations

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 […]

When Considering Senior Care Technology, Choose Vendors Wisely

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 […]

On the Record: Louis Burns, CEO of Intel-GE Care Innovations

When Care Innovations announced a few weeks ago that it would be “doubling down” on its product offerings to narrow its focus exclusively to senior care and aging in place, Senior Housing News was curious: What does that mean for the joint venture between technology innovator Intel and healthcare giant GE?  We spoke with Louis […]

Intel-GE’s Care Innovations Joint Venture Doubles Down to Focus on Aging in Place

Back in January of 2011, Intel partnered its technological know-how with GE’s healthcare expertise to create Care Innovations, a joint venture that creates technology-based solutions to enable people to live independently and safely. The partnership is now looking to narrow its focus to aging in place with a new emphasis on senior care coordination, according […]

Senior Care Technology the Antidote to Killer Side Effects of Loneliness from Aging in Place?

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 […]

Collecting Resident Health Data: With Greater Knowledge Comes Greater Liability

A variety of companies have created innovative monitoring systems that are being implemented in senior living communities across the nation, but increased knowledge of residents’ health information and data is closely followed by increased responsibility and liability, and not all providers are equipped to handle it. For most communities, resident wellness is the overarching goal. […]

Innovation in Senior Housing—Necessary, But Not for the Faint of Heart

The senior living industry is in the midst of a “perfect” storm—global aging, healthcare reform requirements, threatened entitlement programs, and substantially lowered home values—that requires a culture of innovation in order to thrive, writes Michele Holleran, the founder of research firm Holleran and consultancy firm DeArment Consulting, in a recent white paper. That storm isn’t […]