Old Flip Phone or New Smart Speaker? It’s About Usability and Choice
February 18, 2020
Laurie M. Orlov heard it coming—voice and other smart tech was going to change aging. The founder of Aging in Place Technology Watch shares wisdom earned in years as a technology industry analyst consulted by large organizations and entrepreneurs, and by the Wall Street Journal and Business Week. More of her takes on what’s ahead…
Tech That Works Together
February 18, 2020
Connecting through communication is an essential part of wellness. Providers are looking to new technologies to make it easier—and discovering new challenges. For senior living community providers, the “community” part of their promise can’t become reality without communication. That means easy, extensive, and effective ways to communicate among residents, residents and their families, and residents…
Expert Shares Best Practices To Protect Your Online Reputation
December 20, 2019
Digital strategist and technologist Chris Abraham knows what makes a reputation resilient—how it can prepare against hurricanes of rumor and come back strong from social media flames. With his company, Gerris Corp., he has used social and mainstream media engagement to help boost brands and raise reputations in a wide range of industries including financial…
Exploring Strategies for a Tight Market
October 16, 2019
Wanted: 2.5 million more senior living workers. Please apply before 2030. The senior living industry directly employs more than 767,000 Americans, and indirectly employs more than 915,000 workers in related industries. This industry, with nearly a quarter-trillion dollars in economic impact, drives economies from local to global. These thousands of workers are licensed and registered…
MatrixCare Unveils New Technology at Its Annual User Conference “Directions”
May 9, 2019
BLOOMINGTON, MN – MatrixCare announced today that its annual User Conference “Directions”—which took place in Nashville, April 24th-26th—broke all company records in terms of client attendance, prospect attendance, partner sponsors and programming content. The event began with an exclusive invitation-only CIO Digital Health Summit on Tuesday, followed by two and a half days of programming,…
Showcasing the 2019 Argentum Best of the Best Award Winners
April 12, 2019
Human connection has emerged as the common theme of this year’s Argentum Best of the Best award winners. By offering empathy to adult children, fostering bonds between residents and their peers, including young people in community activities, and inviting residents to plan their own programming, these four providers are bringing people together in new ways.…
MatrixCare Helps NIC Advance Rate Transparency in Seniors Housing & Care
February 23, 2019
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) kicked off its Spring Conference in San Diego by announcing that MatrixCare, a long-term care software provider, has been certified as NIC’s newest Actual Rates Software Partner. This distinction means MatrixCare will offer reports that enable operators to easily report the most accurate…
Accomplished Healthcare Technology Leader Ray Desrochers Joins OnShift as President and COO
February 11, 2019
OnShift® announces the addition of Ray Desrochers as President and Chief Operating Officer. With extensive corporate strategy, business operations, sales, marketing and product development experience, Desrochers brings valuable leadership to OnShift as the company continues its rapid growth. He will play a critical role taking OnShift to the next level backed by his proven track record…
Integrating Voice-Activated Technology in Senior Living
December 17, 2018
The sheer simplicity of a voice-activated digital assistant can make it easy to underestimate the impact these emerging devices may have in senior living. “Alexa, what’s for lunch?” Not a big deal: The resident asks, and a digital device reads off the day’s specials. But that simple interaction can have far-reaching implications. “It makes residents…
What Your Community Needs to Know About Copyright Compliance Before You Shout, “Action!”
October 22, 2018
With all the activity within your senior living or health care community, residents and staff may not give a second thought to something as simple as showing a movie. “It’s just for residents,” some might say. “We’re not charging admission.” It seems simple enough, but maybe you remember the FBI warning at the beginning of…
NIC Announces Software Partner Certification to Advance Transparency in the Seniors Housing Sector
October 17, 2018
CHICAGO — The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) kicked off its 2018 Fall Conference in Chicago by announcing a new software partner certification for seniors housing actual rates—the most accurate data on the monthly rates a resident pays when living in a seniors housing property as compared to the property’s asking…
Leverage Software to Drive Capex
October 12, 2018
In senior housing, manual spreadsheets still are the dominant tool for prioritizing and planning capital expenditure projects, but that is changing. Digital tools increasingly are giving senior living executives greater visibility and flexibility in their long-term strategic planning. “Some people still do this the way they did 10 years ago. Inspections and information-gathering are done…