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VitalTech Offers Senior Living Facilities Free Virtual Care and Telehealth Platform to Combat COVID-19

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 14:48 - Laurie Orlov

03/20/2020

PLANO, Texas, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- VitalTech, a rapidly growing market leader in Virtual Care, announced today that it is offering Senior Living and Long-Term Care Facilities free Telehealth access*. This comprehensive strategy allows caregivers, and their residents, full access to the VitalCare® platform. This initiative is implemented through a partnership with the Ziegler Link•Age Funds, in a joint effort to combat the Coronavirus pandemic.

Screenshot of VitalCare Family app.

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Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health, senior living, covid-19

Coronavirus – and the impact on older adults in senior care

Sun, 03/15/2020 - 14:04 - Laurie Orlov

Consider the directives aimed at senior living communities. Rant on. The Washington State nursing home deaths and the virus presence in multiple nursing homes have an immediate result. Nursing home visits are now restricted nationwide – and it appears, despite lack of clarity, that also means assisted living – the combination spanning 2.5 million nationally. Most people look at the lock-downs as completely sensible, preventing the spread of the virus to such a vulnerable population. And worker shortages already plaguing this industry are expected to worsen as workers call in sick, out of fear for themselves or their families.

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senior living, social isolation, covid-19

HouseWorks CEO: Investing in Senior Housing Relationships Yields Huge Referral Dividends

Mon, 03/02/2020 - 16:15 - Laurie Orlov

The PE-backed HouseWorks now gets about half of its clients from those communities.

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Home Care, senior living

HouseWorks CEO: Investing in Senior Housing Relationships Yields Huge Referral Dividends

03/02/2020

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VitalTech Acquires Breezie

Wed, 02/19/2020 - 17:29 - Laurie Orlov

02/19/2020

VitalTech, a market leader in connected care, digital health and remote patient monitoring, announced today that it will be expanding the breadth of its existing services with the acquisition of Breezie™, a multitiered tablet-based platform that drives senior engagement and compliance.

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AgeTech, senior living

voice Make smart speakers part of your care strategy

Fri, 01/17/2020 - 15:12 - Laurie Orlov

Cost-effective and customizable, these portable tools are improving the patient experience.

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Voice/AI/Voice Assistants, senior living

CDW Healthcare: Make smart speakers part of your care strategy

01/17/2020

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Eversound Technology Improves Resident Engagement, Understanding and Satisfaction, Study Shows

Wed, 01/15/2020 - 11:38 - Laurie Orlov

01/14/2020

“Hearables for All” was a 12-month program launched in 2017 by the Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing (FPCIW). The study explored the next generation of wearable hearing devices for older adults with hearing loss as solutions are increasingly needed to address this condition. The study confirmed the value of addressing hearing loss to help promote wellbeing and social engagement in older adults.

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hearables/hearing technology, senior living