Senior Living News
BOSTON, MA–Eversound recently partnered with Commonwealth Senior Living to host a silent disco event for its residents. The event took place October 30 in Norfolk, Virginia, and had the theme of “Dancing Through the Decades.” With nearly 200 attendees from six different assisted living locations, including residents, staff, family, and …
Read More »RCare and Vcpi Join Forces to Provide Point-to-point, Full-service Nurse Call Technology Solutions
WEBSTER, NY–RCare, maker of wireless nurse call and monitoring solutions, and vcpi, outsourced IT support for senior housing, announced their joint initiative to provide a more comprehensive and seamless technical solution for the installation and support of advanced nurse call and monitoring solutions. For over a decade, RCare has been providing …
Read More »Predictive Analytics and AI Can Reduce Seniors’ UTIs and Sepsis, Help Nursing Staffs Monitor
SAN FRANCISCO–For a number of age-related reasons, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in seniors, and when left undiagnosed and untreated, can lead to the deadly and quickly-escalating condition called sepsis. New highly sensitive wearables and other devices can accurately predict and alert caregivers to sepsis and UTIs, greatly improving …
Read More »Terrace Place at Vincentian to Feature K4Connect’s New Voice Integration for Residents
RALEIGH, NC, and PITTSBURGH–Vincentian Collaborative System, a CMS five-star rated non-profit health care and human services organization with ministries across Allegheny County, and K4Connect, a mission-centered technology company that creates solutions that serve and empower older adults and individuals living with disabilities, today announced a strategic partnership to deploy K4Connect’s smart …
Read More »Somatix Launches ‘SafeBeing,’ a Wearable-assisted Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Solution Catering for the Needs of Growing Elderly Population
NEW YORK–Somatix®, a provider of a wearable-assisted, gesture detection RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) platform, today announced the launch of SafeBeing™, designed for passive monitoring of elderly individuals’ ADLs (Activities of Daily Living), such as sleeping, drinking, walking and medication intake, as well as real time alerting of falling and wandering. …
Read More »Nursing Homes Improving Care by Adopting More Sophisticated Information Technologies, MU Study Finds
COLUMBIA, MO–Nursing homes are adopting new information technologies and seeing quality of care improve as a result, including significant decreases in urinary tract infections, patients reporting moderate to severe pain and patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers, according to new research from the University of Missouri. Health care providers …
Read More »Kindred’s RehabTracker App is Helping to Improve Outcomes for Patients
LOUISVILLE, KY–Kindred Rehabilitation Services (“KRS”), a division of Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred”), announced that initial data from healthcare locations where RehabTracker™ is being utilized shows the application is improving outcomes for patients. RehabTracker is a mobile app developed by KRS that enhances the way KRS and its partners engage with …
Read More »Koelsch Communities and Eversound Partner to Solve Social Isolation and Hearing Loss at Senior Living Communities
BOSTON–Eversound, the provider of hearing technology and resident engagement solutions for senior living communities, has announced its partnership with Koelsch Communities, which operates 30 communities in eight states. Eversound designs and develops proprietary audio technologies that help everyone hear clearly during movies, presentations and other group activities. Their patented wireless …
Read More »CarePredict, AI-Driven Digital Health Company, Signs Multi-Year Agreement with SRI Management
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL–CarePredict announced that SRI Management, a leading senior living company, is installing the CarePredict artificial intelligence platform at their Superior Residences of Cala Hills assisted living community in Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2000, SRI Management is a results-oriented developer and manager of senior housing communities. SRI is one of …
Read More »Benchmark, Major Northeast Senior Living Provider, Reports Early Success with Arena’s Artificial Intelligence Solution for Hiring Staff
CHICAGO–Just four months after implementing Arena’s data analytics and predictive modeling solution for hiring employees, Benchmark Senior Living reports it has led to a reduction in overall turnover of 10%. Moreover, turnover among hires recommended by Arena as likely to stay on the job was more than 30% lower in …
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