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How Communities Can Meet Connectivity Needs

by Jeff Shaw

As residents’ Wi-Fi needs continue to evolve, operators must keep an eye to the future without neglecting the present. By Michael Slovin, Vice President of Field Sales, Xfinity Communities Internet connectivity is probably not the first thing you think of when you hear “senior living communities.” After all, the prevailing view around seniors’ Internet demand has largely been misleading. While the pandemic certainly accelerated the need for Internet among seniors, technology use among adults aged 65+ was on the rise well before COVID-19 entered our lives. According to research from …

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Sentrics Buys Connected Living Software Platform

by Jeff Shaw

QUINCY, Mass — Sentrics has acquired Connected Living, a seniors housing resident engagement platform based in Quincy. The platform includes a centralized content management system that helps operators share messages with whom they want, when they want and how it is best received easily and quickly, according to Sentrics. The Connected Living technology will become part of the Sentrics Engage360 suite. Brian McWade, the president of Connected Living will become the chief product officer at Sentrics, responsible for executing the integrated engagement strategy. “Residents who stay socially engaged are more …

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Attane Names Scott Kokotan as CEO, Lisa Pearre as Chief Client Officer

by Jeff Shaw

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Attane, a Kansas City-based seniors housing marketing firm, has named Scott Kokotan as president and chief executive officer. Kokotan has served as Attane’s chief financial and development officer since March 2019 and helped transform the company’s technology platform to streamline the delivery of marketing solutions. He succeeds Chris Egan who left Attane this summer to pursue chairperson and board member roles for a Kansas City-based technology business. To manage the company’s financial/accounting team as Kokotan leaves the department, Attane hired Catherine Felten as senior vice president. …

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How Technology Can Help Operators Prepare for the ‘Silver Tsunami’

by Jeff Shaw

By Brad Frasher, Executive Vice President, Glennis Solutions There’s no question that digital technologies will have new and increasingly important roles to play in nearly every aspect of senior living. But with the complex regulatory and safety environments in which senior living providers operate, as well as the unique combination of managing properties and resident care services, selecting and implementing the right assisted living software isn’t always straightforward. Seniors housing operators must be thoughtful about the technologies they choose to invest in to ensure that they achieve the highest return …

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Webinar: Modernizing Seniors Housing Care — Simplifying Workflows for Caregivers through Technology

by Sarah Daniels

  On Sept. 8, Seniors Housing Business hosted a panel discussion called “Modernizing Seniors Housing Care — Simplifying Workflows for Caregivers through Technology” where four seniors housing industry experts spoke about streamlining and improving resident care. Tech innovations were the focus of the webinar. What tools and data help most when it comes to senior care? Listen to hear in-depth discussions on the topics and more: The latest trends in technology-enabled senior care How technology can help simplify workflows and increase productivity The importance of machine learning to drive more proactive …

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Transformative Tech Products Emerge

by Jeff Shaw

Advancements in artificial intelligence, mobile apps and even robots are becoming the new normal for improving seniors’ health. By Eric Taub A plaintive call from an elderly family member several years ago illustrated society’s digital divide. “The TV commercial said I should go on a website for more information,” she complained. “But I don’t know how to get on the internet.” That generation of individuals alienated by technology is now dwindling in number, gradually being replaced by aging baby boomers who, while not growing up with computers and smartphones, are …

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Executive Home Care Acquires Assisted Living Locators

by Jeff Shaw

HACKENSACK, N. J., and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Executive Home Care, a Hackensack-based in-home care provider with a wide range of service options and care programs, has acquired the Assisted Living Locators brand and franchise system. Assisted Living Locators is a Scottsdale-based franchise dedicated to helping seniors find the right living and care solutions. Backed by The Riverside Company, a private equity firm, Executive Home Care’s acquisition of Assisted Living Locators expands the company’s footprint in the senior care space. “The addition of Assisted Living Locators fits seamlessly with our business …

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Webinar: Digital Marketing Strategies to Attract Seniors Housing Residents

by Sarah Daniels

    How can senior living communities make moving in more enticing? That’s the question that the latest Seniors Housing Business webinar sought to answer with the Aug. 24 presentation A Marketer, an Operator, and a Senior Walk into a Webinar: Digital Marketing Strategies to Attract Seniors Housing Residents sponsored by Conversion Logix. This hour-long discussion provided a mix of strategies and answers for the following questions and more: How do older adults view the move to senior living and why do they put it off? How can digital marketing strategies promote community living …

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iN2L + LifeLoop Names Navin Gupta as Chief Executive Officer

by Jeff Shaw

DENVER — iN2L + LifeLoop, a Denver-based senior living engagement, wellness and community operations platform, has named Navin Gupta as chief executive officer. Gupta will focus on furthering the combined organization’s mission to impact the aging experience in North America by accelerating its strategic growth. Lisa Taylor, iN2L’s CEO for the past four years, will remain involved as a strategic advisor. With more than two decades in healthcare, security and telecommunications, Gupta recently worked for the home health and hospice division at MatrixCare. He also spent decades leading product development …

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WelcomeHome Software Hires Derek Bambach as Senior Product Manager

by Jeff Shaw

ATLANTA — WelcomeHome Software, an Atlanta-based customer relationship management software for the seniors housing industry, has hired Derek Bambach as a senior product manager to its team. Bambach’s career includes positions at Dell Technologies Virtustream, Incentive Solutions and SunTrust now Truist, where he held roles as senior product manager and senior business analyst.

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