Soon after LeadingAge established the Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) in 2003, much of its work focused on helping providers of aging services step into the digital age by swapping their paper medical records for electronic health record systems that would make care more efficient and collaborative. We were […]
I am a big believer in the significant benefits automation and robotics bring when we have the appropriate use cases, the right technology solution, change management approach, and implement them correctly! I know they have the potential to alleviate some of the workforce challenges we face in this sector. That’s […]
People are often faced with daunting challenges, tasks that are overwhelming, and big hairy audacious goals (BHAGs), to borrow from Jim Collins’ Good to Great (which is a great read, by the way, if you haven’t read it). How they react, and act, is a true test, and testament, of […]
When Kane Tanaka passed away a few weeks ago, I viewed the news as a cause for celebration—a celebration of aging. Tanaka was the oldest person in the world when she died at age 119 on April 19. Living in a nursing home in the Japanese city of Fukuoka, she […]
Once I built a railroad, I made it run, made it race against time. Once I built a railroad; now it’s done. Brother, can you spare a dime? There wasn’t a dry eye on the Zoom screen when Danny Williams, president & CEO of Eliza Bryant Village in Cleveland, OH, […]
On April 6, I was impatiently awaiting the release of an important new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) on improving nursing home quality, The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality: Honoring Our Commitment to Residents, Families, and Staff (2022). I was eager to […]
Back in June of last year, when I wrote about my predictions on how COVID-19 and technology would reshape our future, I identified the increasing dependence on the internet and connectivity in almost every aspect of everyday life from social connectedness, to learning, receiving healthcare, and even shopping for groceries […]
Networking is not about just connecting people. It’s about connecting people with people, people with ideas, and people with opportunities. Reading these words from author and networking coach Michele Jennae, I am reminded of the central role that members play in the mission of LeadingAge. As an association of over […]
This month, we introduce a new resource to promote broadband in affordable housing, as well as six Advancing Technology sessions at the LeadingAge Leadership Summit, set for March 28-30 in DC. Tech Time also features cybercrime protections, the evolution of data in senior living, robots, and CAST members in the […]
Imagine you’ve been given a wonderful gift: 30 extra years of life. What would you do with those years? According to Dr. Laura Carstensen, founding director of the Center on Longevity at Stanford University, most of us don’t have a clue how to answer that question. That’s troubling, given the […]
