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Effort beyond task

Sat, 02/27/2010 - 19:31 - Laurie Orlov

The dog days of February -- effort beyond task.  I was in a assisted living/nursing home last week and saw the same golden retriever dog (whose master is the ever-cheerful maintenance guy) and down another hall, a snoozing cat. Here's something I've not seen surveyed -- what percentage of senior housing organizations permit and even encourage pets on the premises and in the presence of seniors?  If you know the answer to this question, please contact me!

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Pump up the boomer volume on tech hype

Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:58 - Laurie Orlov

CNBC wants to believe boomers represent big business. Tom Brokaw says it is so about 'boomer$' -- in a book and a CNBC upcoming TV special.

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Technology Pavilion -- Hopes to Reinvent Senior Living

Sat, 02/06/2010 - 10:57 - Laurie Orlov
02/06/2010

“TECHNOLOGY PAVILION” HOPES TO REINVENT SENIOR LIVING
By Melanie Jongsma, Director of Communications
Providence Life Services

Chicago, Ill. (March24–26, 2010) – “Obviously, we’re passionate about technology,” says Carl Goodfriend, CIO of ProviNET Solutions, a technology and service provider headquartered in Tinley Park, Illinois. “But it’s not just the technology itself that gets us excited. It’s what technology can do for people. Technology is a tool to enhance relationships.”

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