Senior Housing News September 20, 2020
Senior living providers are spending much more on technology during Covid-19, even if many of them are also not sure what they’ll do with it in the future.
Those are among the findings of a new survey conducted by Senior Housing News in partnership with global health technology firm Philips. The survey — conducted online from July 30 to Aug. 17 — contains responses from more than 250 members of the Senior Housing News audience.
According to the survey, 80% of respondents reported an increase in tech spending this year to help address the Covid-19 pandemic. And looking ahead, 87% said they expect their organizations to increase their technology budgets in 2021, spending more on items such as resident monitoring,...