Technology that connects and engages older adults has proven itself indispensable during the pandemic. Virtual reality technology takes resident engagement to another level, transporting users around the world and into the past.

At Parker, Piscataway, NJ, Rendever virtual reality programming was so popular at an assisted living community, Parker at Stonegate, that the organization has made it available at all five of its communities, which offer skilled nursing, assisted living, and post-acute care.

The $550 billion bi-partisan infrastructure agreement includes $65 billion to “bridge America’s digital divide and build a 21st century infrastructure that will meet our country’s needs not only today, but for years to come.” A Congressional summary of the agreement says the bill will “address our nation’s digital divide once and for all.” Of the $65 billion, $40 billion would be grants to states and DC for broadband deployment; states would be required to have enforceable plans to address all of their unserved areas before they are able to fund deployment projects in underserved

Ziegler Publishes White Paper on Hospital at Home

Ziegler has written a new white paper, “Hospital at Home—The Emergence of Acute Care Models in a Home-Based Setting.” Ziegler is one of the nation’s leading underwriters of financing for not-for-profit senior living providers and is a LeadingAge Gold Partner with CAST Focus.

 

Ziegler Publishes White Paper on Hospital at Home

Ziegler has written a new white paper, “Hospital at Home—The Emergence of Acute Care Models in a Home-Based Setting.” Ziegler is one of the nation’s leading underwriters of financing for not-for-profit senior living providers and is a LeadingAge Gold Partner with CAST Focus.

 

For aging services technologies to succeed, they must be supported by robust infrastructure. Majd Alwan, Ph.D., CAST executive director and senior vice president of technology and business strategy at LeadingAge, appeared on two recent podcasts to discuss LeadingAge’s push for better infrastructure and to predict where aging services technologies could go from here.

When a senior housing operator sought an electronic health record (EHR) solution to improve incident management, record keeping, and communication, Yardi EHR provided a robust solution. Yardi EHR gives caregivers seamless access to resident records and point-of-care charting and is built into the Yardi Senior Living Suite. Yardi is a LeadingAge Bronze Partner with CAST Focus.

 

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