senior living

Food Truck Fun

Food trucks provide the perfect vehicle for senior living communities looking to increase brand awareness and improve the resident experience.

01 / 13 / 17

Hotel Oakland Village

Yardi client Ross Financial Services, Inc. manages the historic Hotel Oakland Village in Oakland, CA. The 315-unit affordable senior living community aims to change the way that the industry approaches healthy senior living. Leveraging the Past One of the first notable features is the use of existing architecture, a former hotel. This decision paved the […]

01 / 10 / 17

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Dementia Tags

As a dementia crisis looms, one Japanese city has ditched GPS locators and other wearable devices in favor of low-tech stickers for tracking elderly patients.

12 / 17 / 16

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Atlanta’s Geezer Squad

In one Atlanta senior care facility, residents keep IT support in-house, thanks to the Geezer Squad. Tech hiccups can fell even the most tech savvy amongst us. For senior citizens, reboots and restarts are difficult to navigate. While sometimes a wayward grandchild can be corralled into providing IT support, not everyone has access to a […]

12 / 15 / 16

Next-Gen Employees

The senior living industry needs 1.2 million new employees by 2025 in order to meet demand, and that means finding new ways to connect with job-hunting millennials.

12 / 12 / 16

Young at Heart

Forget sitting on a bench feeding pigeons; these days older adults are ditching the breadcrumbs for senior-friendly playgrounds.

12 / 08 / 16

No More Falls

For many senior citizens, the choice to move into assisted living begins the moment staying at home becomes dangerous. Tripping over carpet or a tumbling down a flight of stairs can no longer be dispatched with an ice pack or a trip to urgent care. For adults 65 and older, these incidents often result in […]

11 / 18 / 16

Sharing Not Caring

After a rash of inappropriate and unsettling photos and videos posted by nurses and staff, the senior living industry is stepping in to regulate social media abuses and protect the privacy of residents.

11 / 10 / 16

Senior Smart Homes

Thanks to the latest smart home technologies, today’s older adults can continue to live independently while staying safe, secure and connected.

11 / 08 / 16

Truth in Numbers

Sentio Healthcare Properties continues to expand its use of Yardi Voyager across its property portfolio.

10 / 24 / 16

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Watch Works

With its user-friendly interface and advanced health and safety features, the Apple Watch Series 2 may be the perfect wearable for senior citizens. While wireless earbuds, dual cameras and the death of the audio jack dominated the post-game analysis of Apple’s 2016 Keynote, the Apple Watch updates demonstrate the genuine potential of today’s wearable technology, […]

09 / 17 / 16

Disruptive Change

Adoption of electronic health records in assisted living is a disruptive change worth implementing declares Senior Housing Business magazine.

09 / 12 / 16

Burning Bright

Burning Man may be associated with millennials and aging hippies, but thank to Juniper Communities the latest contingent of desert marauders could include your grandmother.

09 / 07 / 16

Calling All Cars

For seniors struggling to get to and from medical appointments, coordinating transportation just got a little bit easier, thanks to ridesharing companies like Lyft and Uber.

08 / 29 / 16