McKnight’s Senior Living November 14, 2022
The pandemic not only sped up the adoption of technology in the senior living and care field; it also opened the door to a variety of new technologies that one expert said are here to stay.
Technologic innovations have helped long-term care organizations tackle everything from resident safety and mobility to filling gaps left by staff shortages.
Infection control, as well as staff and resident screenings, introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic remain important technology components across settings, according to the 2022 edition of the LeadingAge Ziegler 200.
Infection control technology is here to stay
The publication, which includes trends in the adoption of various aging-related technologies across 1,570 market-rate communities, showed that 49% of communities — compared with 51% last...