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3 ways senior living communities are customizing for boomers
The baby boomers may not have reached your community en masse yet. They’re coming, however, and senior living communities across the country are beginning to implement a number of custom features to attract them. Boomers don’t want to view moving to a community as “a...
Three ways to build your senior living community’s brand
In the competitive marketplace of senior living, it’s critical for your community to stand out from the pack. To do so, you must work to build and maintain a strong brand that’s customercentric and clearly communicates what you offer. Here are three ways to begin...
Three ways technology is boosting efficiency and reducing costs in senior living
Just a few years ago, many senior living executives hesitated to adopt technology because of high implementation costs and steep learning curves. Today, though, those same executives are experiencing firsthand the significant reductions in costs and increases in...
Should you adopt a pet for companionship in your retirement years?
Baby boomers are retiring in numbers unseen in previous generations, and many wonder if a pet would be a suitable commitment in their golden years. Many seniors welcome the companionship a pet can provide, but some worry about the ability to care for a cat or dog as...
How can “life review” help seniors remain in their homes as they age?
New research from New York University has found that a writing workshop that includes conversations between seniors and college students can provide older adults with an enhanced sense of meaning, helping them remain independent. Researchers say the key component is...
Four ways to update your senior living technology
In many senior living communities, technology plays a major role in day to day life and the delivery of services. Unfortunately, some of that technology is well past its prime. If your tech needs an update, here are four potential areas for focus. 1. Modern safety...
5 key aging-in-place modifications for your home
You already know that the aging population in the United States is exploding, but what does that look like in numbers? As of the 2010 U.S. Census, more than 40 million Americans were over the age of 65, an increase from 35 million in 2000 and only 3.1 million in 1900....
3 ways transitioning can harm seniors
In most continuing care retirement communities, there’s an expectation that as residents’ health and function deteriorate, they will “transition” — or move to a higher level of care such as assisted living, skilled nursing or memory care. Transitioning, one of the...
3 challenges for seniors wishing to age in place
Many seniors wish to stay in the familiar surroundings of their own homes as they get older. In fact, an AARP survey found that more than 80 percent of seniors hope to age in place. Unfortunately, a number of aging Americans encounter significant challenges in their...
Top 3 Senior Living Design Amenities
With the so-called “silent generation” well-entrenched and the baby boomers beginning to consider their futures, it’s a good time for the nation’s senior living communities. It’s also a time of transition, as communities work to satisfy current residents even as they...
Independa Selected as 2015 100 Brilliant Company by Entrepreneur
When tech industry veteran Kian Saneii began helping to care for his aging grandparents, he was shocked to discover a dearth of technological solutions catering to seniors. That all changed in 2009, when Saneii began brainstorming what would become IndependaTV™, a...
How to Capture Two Markets in Senior Living
Concierge services. If you follow the senior living industry, you’re hearing this term a lot these days. The trending topic of concierge services speaks to the changing demographics in senior living, to the incoming baby boomers, to the deep desire for customization...
Healthtech: Learn how IndependaTV™ is improving senior independence
It used to be that the phrase “may you live in interesting times” served as a curse, disguised as a blessing. Thanks to modern medicine, however, today’s interesting times are providing new pathways to senior independence and health. Through the emerging field of...
Aging in Place vs. Thriving In Place
The United States is a graying nation. Currently, about forty million people are over age 65. By 2030, that number is expected to jump to more than 72 million, representing 19 percent of the population, according to the US. Department of Health and Human Services....
Activities of Daily Living: How to Know When Mom Needs More Help
Since the 1950s, activities of daily living have been used as a measurement for seniors’ ability to function while living on their own. As an adult child of a senior, you may be wondering how to use this information when you really want the answer to one key question:...
A New Era in Senior Housing: Tech or Bust
As with just about everything else in modern life, senior housing is seeing significant changes — largely due to the impact of technology. Not so long ago, the senior living field was defined by its boundaries: in buildings, on campuses and for residents. Today,...
5 Caregiver Solutions You Haven’t Considered
For members of the so-called “sandwich generation” — nearly half of adults in their 40s and 50s who provide support for both aging parents and adult children — finding practical caregiver solutions can be challenging. While many options exist to care for aging...
3 Ways Digital Health Technology is Transforming Eldercare
Picture a long, sterile hallway. Your room—small, with only a bed and chair, along with white walls and a cold, tile floor—sits just off that hallway. You eat at a certain time, not of your choosing, you don’t like the food when you do get it, and you have access to...
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How to choose the right technology for your senior living community [Video]
Maintaining a residential facility for older adults comes with a great deal of decisions and responsibilities.
3 Life Changing Aging In Place Technologies
It’s no secret that retired people enjoy more leisure time than the average working individual. What is surprising is just how much of that newfound free time seniors spend watching TV — nearly seven hours each day. But along with providing many hours of enjoyment,...
How To Choose the Right Technology for Your Senior Living Community
Although our culture maintains stereotypes of older adults as technology phobics or novices, the Pew Research Center reports that over half of senior citizens use the Internet and have cell phones. Nowhere is this technology more important than in senior living...
Seniors Seek Technology Rich Communities for Modern Retirement
When planning a senior living community, it’s important to realize that retirees aren’t willing to settle for a view and a roster of activities. They’re accustomed to up-to-date technology in their homes and expect the same in their next residence, research says....
eHealth for Seniors: How a TV can become a caregiver’s helper
Imagine that your beloved grandmother — the one who made you cookies, bandaged your skinned knees and listened to you practice trombone for hours on end — can’t attend your wedding because she is too frail to travel. You’d feel heartbroken that someone so dear to you...
Activities of Daily Living: How Do I Know What Is Best for My Parents as They Get Older?
For members of the “sandwich generation” — those who support both their aging parents and their own children — knowing how best to care for Mom and Dad can present unfamiliar challenges. In almost all cases, seniors wish to remain in their own homes and resist moving...
3 Technology Trends Shaping Today’s Senior Housing
Senior housing of the 20th century was aesthetically drab, uninviting and boring. Residents had very little expectation of privacy and most enjoyed fewer creature comforts at their nursing homes or assisted living facilities than they did in their own homes. There...
11 Shocking Facts About Senior Social Isolation
Senior isolation is a serious issue for people over the age of 65 and their families who want to keep them involved. Here are 11 shocking facts that you may not know about senior isolation and its terrible effects. 1. Senior isolation increases the risk for death. One...
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Life-changing technologies for aging in place [Video]
The bottom line: It's easier than ever for seniors to remain independent, entertained and socially engaged in the familiar surroundings of their own residences.
Senior Living Construction: Aging in Place Technology and Why You Need It
Senior living facilities are learning that it takes a lot more than a computer lab to satisfy the tech-savvy seniors of today and tomorrow. Immediately after the advent of the Internet, forward-thinking architects created senior housing communities with computer labs...
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How a TV can become a caregiver’s helper [Video]
Life is full of important events like weddings, birthday parties and other celebrations that a person with limited mobility might not be able to attend in person.
Technology trends shaping senior housing design [Video]
When you picture a retirement home, what comes to mind?
