PointClickCare and MatrixCare Honored with 2023 Best in KLAS awards

Two LeadingAge CAST members were honored with 2023 Best in KLAS Awards for Software and Services. PointClickCare, a LeadingAge Gold Partner with CAST Focus, and MatrixCare by ResMed, a LeadingAge Silver Partner with CAST Focus, received the awards.

The Best in KLAS report recognizes software and services companies who excel in helping health care professionals improve patient care. All rankings are a direct result of the feedback of thousands of providers over the last year. A Best in KLAS award signifies to the healthcare IT industry the commitment and partnership that the top vendors should provide.

In the Hospice: Independent category, MatrixCare Hospice was ranked second. McKnight’s Senior Living carried the news.

Enterprise Technology Platforms Take Center Stage in Senior Living, Says iN2L Survey

The need for innovative technology to augment highly personalized care is growing in the senior living industry as it continues its post-pandemic recovery.  This is one finding of a comprehensive, independently conducted survey of industry leaders by iN2L + LifeLoop, provider of a comprehensive engagement, staff efficiency, and community operations platform for the senior living industry. iN2L + Lifeloop is a LeadingAge Associate Business Partner with CAST Focus.

“Senior Living 2023: The State of Engagement and Technology” is the fourth installment in an investigative series by iN2L + LifeLoop into trends regarding the adoption, state, and impact of technology on resident, staff, and family well-being in senior living communities. The report series is designed to track industry challenges and strategic priorities, the increasing adoption and use of technology, and the myriad ways that enterprise platforms can enrich the aging experience. PR Newswire reported the survey results.

SafelyYou Integrates with NOTIFY to Heighten Fall Prevention and Response Times

SafelyYou, a leader in empowering safer, more person-centered dementia care through real-time AI video technology and 24/7 remote clinical experts, has partnered with NOTIFY, a leading provider of integrated senior living solutions. Through this partnership, senior communities can send crucial fall alerts to on-site staff through the NOTIFY platform. Caregivers will also receive fall video to determine fall cause and interventions needed. For communities with SafelyYou, this has resulted in 80% fewer fall-related emergency room visits and 40% fewer falls.

Last September, SafelyYou released a 2022 State of Falls Report, which found that falls are costing communities $380,000 per year on average, $5,000 per resident fall with an injury. It also found that 85% of senior care executives said falls significantly impact staff turnover. SafelyYou is a LeadingAge Associate Business Partner with CAST Focus. Business Wire carried the news.