Technology & IT

Turning seniors into online globetrotters

Elders on a safari? Yes, 10 elders from Pine Grove Nursing Home, affiliated with Pinecrest Medical Center, Powers, Michigan, are on a safari. Read More »

Social media in the workplace

Do you have any clue as to how many of your employees “tweet”? Do you know how many employees have a Facebook page? Who among your employees is Read More »

Providing Internet access without going into the Internet business

It's not news that older Americans are using the Internet in unprecedented numbers, but recent statistics are striking. A June 2008 survey conducted Read More »

Assistive technologies

At a glance… David Oatway, RN, MPH Technology is available now to assist maintaining the physical, mental, and psychological health of disabled Read More »

Properly choosing technology

Wyndham F. Gary, Jr. Today's long-term care administrators have the benefit of choosing from a vast array of technologies to provide for the Read More »

Electronic pharmacy solutions

At a glance… J. Wayne Brannock, CPHQ, CPHRM Education prior to implementing an electronic pharmacy is the key to success. Many electronic Read More »

Behavioral telemonitoring

David J. Stern Behavioral monitoring offers senior living communities a unique tool to enhance resident safety and independence, and can help Read More »

Embracing change to improve performance

The implementation team: Neil Gruber, Pamela Puccia, Doreen Kadric, Susan Bruce, and Jim Darragh The identification and implementation of a new Read More »

Making Technology Work

Managing a profitable long-term care business is not for the faint of heart. Other industries have been relying on technology to help them reach Read More »

HITECH Risk for LTC Data Systems

At a glance… Compromising resident data-health, insurance, and financial-could result in undetected identity theft. Policies must be developed and Read More »

Technology holds promise for CMS compliance

At a glance… Technology now holds promise for compliance with some of the new CMS interpretive guidance (effective June 12, 2009), for several of Read More »

Bed Exchange Data System

To assist in the quality and efficient care of patients and community members, a group of social workers and other Thompson Health associates Read More »

Telemedicine for Parkinson’s

A unique and innovative telemedicine project is providing residents suffering with Parkinson's disease at the Presbyterian Home and Rehabilitation Read More »

Information technology: Is long-term care leading the way?

Technology's perennial dilemma: How to stay upgraded without wasting money? Here's how long-term care providers are addressing the challenge and Read More »

How Intel fosters senior independence

He is as ubiquitous at long-term care (LTC) conferences as anyone, and yet he is not a provider or management consultant. He is not a “techie,” but Read More »

Mobile IT applications

The use of mobile information technology (IT) to assist healthcare professionals in making treatment decisions at the point of care is expected to Read More »

Automate, automate, automate

Ready or not, long-term care providers are competing in a new game. While the players and objectives remain unchanged, the playing field has new Read More »

Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages

Nanotechnology is moving beyond the hype and R&D labs and into real-time application. It's the big buzzword in industry today—but what is it? Read More »

Electronic health record certification: Next steps

So far the electronic health record (EHR) seems to be so much “sound and fury” for long-term care, signifying you know what. But there are Read More »

Staffing Comes to the Blogosphere

Editor's Note: Readers with access to the Internet and, more specifically, to our Web site, https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com, may have noticed a rather Read More »

Cyber Cafe bridges cultures, technology

The prevailing idea about adult learning is that adults will learn what is immediately relevant to them and/or helps them solve problems.1 At St. Read More »

Get the most out of your IT investment

All nursing homes have thousands of dollars invested in essential information technology (IT) systems. Many facilities (probably most!) are not Read More »

Groups blast Medicare cuts

Even as the federal government proposes Medicare and Medicaid spending cuts for 2009, long-term care organizations are pushing to reform the Read More »

The current state of EMRs in LTC settings

Long-term care (LTC) requires hands-on support and care from frontline workers—the human element in caring for a frail, aged population. While the Read More »

Communications technology goes formal

Recent years have seen the beginnings of a boom in technologies designed to support seniors’ health and well-being in various settings, ranging from Read More »

eMAR and Mobile Computing: Why Nursing Homes Need to Get Wired Now

Patient safety is a top priority for all healthcare facilities, and nursing homes are no exception. Specifically, medication errors have become a Read More »

Focuson Bariatrics

Bariatric Bed NOA Medical's Bariatric Bed with a safe working load of 750 lbs is designed to accommodate 98% of all bariatric patients. The 42" wide Read More »

Focuson Activities & Assistive Technologies

Scooter The Invacare Lynx scooter allows users to accomplish daily activities with ease. Designed with a four-piece assembly/disassembly, it can be Read More »

The best monitoring may begin with ‘hello’

While long-term care providers appropriately advance the next generation of “Nana” technologies for monitoring the health and well-being of older adults. Read More »

Giving meaning to quality of life through technology

How can technology improve quality of life for older adults and people with disabilities? Is such technology achievable? Can it be affordable? Read More »