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. …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Ziegler has advised CareConnectMD (CCMD), a Costa Mesa-based provider of primary care coordination services tailored to meet the needs of complex Medicare participants, on its $25 million financing round led by Minneapolis-based TT Capital Partners (TTCP). CareConnectMD will leverage the investment to deepen its presence in California, Ohio and Texas and expand into other markets while enhancing its technology platform to scale and streamline care delivery. CCMD’s California-based medical group contracts with managed care and insurance plans to provide comprehensive primary and palliative care to high-risk …
By Christian Buesing, director of operations – technology solutions, Direct Supply Technology needs to serve a purpose. In my personal life I am slow to implement new technology into my routine until I know for sure it will serve me well. I am not the guy who has the latest tech toys just for the fun of it. In our industry, superior senior care is demanded. With the current staffing shortage, the technology incorporated into any community needs to improve staff efficiency and resident well-being. There are high expectations for …