As senior living operators consider ways to support their residents’ health and achieve their business goals, it is critical for them to implement robust networks for all stakeholders, says “3 Ways Today’s Infrastructure Investments Power Tomorrow’s Innovations.” This Senior Housing News article notes that ultimately, stakeholders are the ones who judge the success (or not) of your network.

The article, sponsored by Associate Business Partner with CAST Focus CDW Healthcare, shares these elements to consider for future growth.

1.       Improved workflows and security for all stakeholders, especially corporate vs. caregiver

Residents, staff, visitors, and corporate should each have a separate network, for security and to prevent unintentional sharing of sensitive information. As you build these networks, keep the Wi-Fi’s power top of mind. When making upgrades or doing building renovations, it is important to consider building characteristics that can either block or support Wi-Fi and work to remediate those.

2.       Increased resident and visitor engagement

Availability of smart home technologies, voice technologies, and other solutions that keep older adults independent differentiate one community from another in today’s competitive landscape, said the article. Determining how much bandwidth you will need and building a network that provides robust Wi-Fi to support mobile devices now and into the future is essential.

3.       Additional benefits: census, staffing and sales and marketing

Older adults’ adoption and acceptance of technology has grown substantially since the pandemic began, giving a community’s Wi-Fi and technologies the potential to affect census now and into the future.

For more information, please read the full article.

LeadingAge CAST Resources

As you consider your organization’s future business goals, please use the CAST Strategic Planning & Strategic IT Planning Interactive Tool. This tool will help you to update your communications and information infrastructure in alignment with your strategic goals.

Please also keep an eye out for LeadingAge CAST’s soon-to-be-released Digital Transformation Guide, with advice on how to transform your organization by streamlining and automating processes to drive efficiencies. Look for its release in January 2023.