Up to $2 million in grant funding is available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to test technology solutions that improve care transitions.
AHRQ is funding innovative ideas to improve communication and care coordination during care transitions—and improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. The funding will support large-scale health services research projects that test promising health IT solutions in three areas of interest:
As a new decade dawns, technology gains a larger presence in senior living. Two recent roundups of 2020 predictions mention tech solutions that will bring better quality of life to older adults in the coming year.
The very latest healthcare technologies that could one day be in your facility were on display this month at CES. Called the world's gathering place for all those who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® show took place Jan. 7–10, 2020, in Las Vegas, NV.
In a recent Senior Housing News article, executives of three providers that differ in size have named the technology that brought their biggest workforce solutions. “New Tech Helps Revera, Asbury, Carlton Meet Workforce Challenges” shares the ways the winning systems improved staff members’ daily work.
Here’s an overview of our work for you in December 2019.
A successful partnership between Eskaton, which offers home support services, and Honor, a home care company, shows how other senior living organizations can potentially solve home care staffing challenges.
Viibrant Named One of North Carolina’s Startups to Watch
WRAL TechWire recently profiled LeadingAge Silver Partner Viibrant, which the North Carolina Technology Association recognized as one of 10 “Startups to Watch” across the state.
Some older adults are now using a new feature from Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant—asking Alexa to set medication reminders and refill prescriptions, based on pharmacy prescription information.
A family caregiver has identified technologies she believes will help senior living communities improve their operations. Author Annabelle Carter Short is a primary caregiver for her mother, who is living with dementia, and wrote an article for McKnight’s Senior Living.
"The technology senior living communities actually need" names these as the most important technologies:
A family caregiver has identified technologies she believes will help senior living communities improve their operations. Author Annabelle Carter Short is a primary caregiver for her mother, who is living with dementia, and wrote an article for McKnight’s Senior Living.
"The technology senior living communities actually need" names these as the most important technologies: