Uber recently hired its first chief medical officer to lead the expanding Uber Health division, tapping a geriatrician with a background in “designing clinical programs for older adults and vulnerable populations.” Senior living providers should understand what the hiring of Dr. Mike Cantor as CMO means about the aspirations of Uber Health, and what it […]
Papa
Senior living executives routinely tell me that the sector’s biggest competitive threat is at-home care, which enables older adults to avoid moves into communal settings. If that’s true, senior living leaders should be quaking. While they strive to regain their financial and operational footing, capital is pouring into the at-home care space. In just the […]
Papa, a service that provides on-demand companionship to older adults, now has gone nationwide and launched a new Papa Health service. Having raised a total of $31 million in venture capital, the startup is eyeing ways to work with senior living providers as it continues to expand. Founded in 2017, Papa provides on-demand assistance and […]
Co-living is not a new concept as an option for older adults — the classic series The Golden Girls brought a co-living arrangement to life on people’s television sets in the 1980s and 1990s. But innovations in co-living are dovetailing with the Covid-19 pandemic, which has aging baby boomers looking for alternatives to traditional, communal […]
A tech world luminary has turned his attention to solutions targeting older adults — and he believes that the senior living sector will undergo “major change” within the next decade. Alexis Ohanian rose to fame as the co-founder of Reddit. The social news website was acquired by Conde Nast in 2006 for a reported $10 […]
Subscribe
Receive industry updates and breaking news from SHN