Oct 2, 2014 | Assisted Living News
A joint study performed by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the AARP Foundation released earlier this month concluded that the nation is not prepared to meet the housing needs of its aging population. According to the report, the number of adults...
Sep 8, 2014 | Assisted Living News
As regular readers of this blog will know, we at Independa strongly believe in keeping active contact between generations and acknowledging the impact our parents and grandparents have had on our lives. Yesterday, September 7, the country celebrated Grandparents...
Jul 22, 2014 | Assisted Living News
As new technology becomes available that can benefit activities of daily living for older Americans, it is important to use these advancements to their full potential. Since its founding in 1998, the Facility Guidelines Institute has been...
Jul 18, 2014 | Assisted Living News
According to a recent article in Senior Housing News, many care facilities are experiencing a push from residents to increase the presence and capabilities of internet-based technologies. Laurie Orlov, founder of Aging In Place Technology Watch and...
Jul 18, 2014 | Assisted Living News
In past years, retirement communities found it sufficient to provide a single computer lab for their residents. There would often be only a handful of devices for the entire community, and these few access points were not always readily...
Jun 20, 2014 | Assisted Living News
The rapid advances in web technologies like content streaming and video chat have made high-speed internet a necessity. In order to keep their residents connected and up-to-date with the latest technology, many senior living organizations are improving internet...
