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Like other LTSS providers, Friendly Senior Living, Rochester, NY, found itself faced with expensive, difficult testing needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Director of Information Technology Joel Snyder, the pandemic meant not only managing the burden of frequent testing, but also complying with reporting requirements from both the state and federal governments.
When COVID-19 necessitated visitation restrictions, providers faced the challenge of keeping residents and their families in frequent communication, engaged, and well-informed.
Miravida Living, Oshkosh, WI, achieved those goals by creatively and inexpensively repurposing existing technologies to create multiple channels of communication. Using simple software tools—not to mention plain old paper—the organization strengthened relationships among residents, families, staff, and the surrounding community.
New Associate Business Partners with CAST Focus
LeadingAge CAST welcomes the five organizations that recently joined LeadingAge as Associate Business Partners with CAST Focus:
Attendance on Demand
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Eversound
Rosie
Suquino, Inc.
Assistance paying for internet is now available, and a new toolkit can help you to spread the word to the people you serve.
People who have difficulty paying for internet during the pandemic can now apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP), which provides $50-$75 per month for internet costs.
LeadingAge CAST encourages its members to take the CHIME 2021 Digital Health Most Wired Survey, which is open for submissions until mid-June.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) sponsors the annual survey. CHIME states on its website that survey results are meant to improve patient safety and outcomes by driving change in the healthcare information technology (IT) industry.
The use of mobile devices, telehealth, and video conferencing entered the spotlight in assisted living communities during the pandemic, according to new research. A recent column in McKnight's Senior Living shared results from an online survey by Ascom.
Residents in more than 300 senior living communities in the United States and United Kingdom soon will have access to video calling and other functions of a voice assistant. A large implementation by Volara, in collaboration with LeadingAge and other organizations in the field, are providing Google Next Hub Max devices to 9,000 residents.
The latest LeadingAge CAST case study urges aging services providers to prioritize risk remediation even in the face of day-to-day demands.
The latest LeadingAge CAST case study urges aging services providers to prioritize risk remediation even in the face of day-to-day demands.
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