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1. Assisted Living Locators Offers FREE Online Assessment Tool, Resources, And Guidance To Help Seniors And Families With Immediate In-Home Support And Placement Needs During COVID-19 Pandemic 3/17/2020

   Assisted Living Locators, a nationwide senior placement and referral service, is offering a FREE easy-to-use online assessment tool, resources and guidance to help seniors and their families with immediate in-home support and placement needs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

2. Connected Living Offers Nation’s Only Real-Time News Feed Focused On Covid-19 And Older Adults 3/16/2020

   Next to basic hygiene, accurate and timely information is one of the greatest weapons in the mounting battle against Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) in the United States.

3. Coronavirus Crisis: AI Heath-App Helps Seniors Avoid Anxiety & Isolation 3/14/2020

   The Coronavirus outbreak in the Seattle area nursing home has some seniors scared -- not only of infection, but increased isolation.

4. Holiday Retirement Provides All Residents With 24/7 Access To Doctors And Other Medical Professionals 3/13/2020

   Holiday Retirement, the largest independent senior living provider in the U.S., announced today that it has provided telehealth access and services to the residents of Holiday's 261 senior living communities.

5. Senior Communities And Nursing Homes Use Accushield To Screen Visitors Based On Their Temperature 3/13/2020

   The Accushield visitor sign-in kiosk includes customizable Coronavirus Screening Questions for all visitors.

6. NCOA Applauds Older Americans Act Reauthorization 3/12/2020

   The National Council on Aging (NCOA) applauds Congress for a strong bipartisan reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA), modernizing the legislation to address the shifting needs of millions of older adults, including the recent coronavirus outbreak.

7. ThoughtWire And PointClickCare Enter Into Partnership To Transform Patient Data Challenges In Ontario’s Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities Built On Microsoft Azure 3/12/2020

   ThoughtWire today announced its strategic technology partnership with PointClickCare, the leading cloud-based software vendor for the senior care market.

8. MediTelecare Is Expanding Telehealth Access For Long Term Care Facilities In The Wake Of The Coronavirus 3/12/2020

   MediTelecare, the nation’s leading provider of behavioral telehealth services for the skilled nursing, post-acute, and long term care markets, is now allowing all of its skilled nursing facilities to utilize their televideo technology and platform for any medical provider in the wake of the Coronavirus Outbreak.

9. Elan Gardens And Jewish Home Of Eastern Pennsylvania Select Somatix AI-Powered Remote Patient Monitoring To Ensure The Well-Being Of Their Residents 3/10/2020

   Somatix® Inc., an Artificial Intelligence (AI) software company which provides a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) solution to healthcare providers, is pleased to announce that Elan Gardens, a personal care facility in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, and Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania, a leading provider of short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care, have selected its SafeBeingä platform to ensure the well-being of their residents.

10. HMP Senior Solutions Launches To Provide Expert Support Navigating Upcoming Challenges, Changes, And Opportunities In The Senior Care Industry 3/4/2020

    Healthcare Management Partners (HMP) has launched HMP Senior Solutions, a company committed to operating senior care facilities.