Innovation isn’t something that’s just nice to have, it’s a critical part of healthcare success. And that includes the senior living and post-acute care space. If organizations refuse to evolve or make investments toward innovation, they’re likely to be left behind.
Today’s older adults are more tech-savvy than ever. Their expectations are changing when considering moving to a senior living community, with technology and innovation quickly becoming a much more important part of the decision. On the employee side, healthcare has a serious labor problem, and that includes post-acute care providers and senior living operators. With artificial intelligence tools readily available to assist with recruiting and hiring, and improve workflow efficiency and care outcomes, organizations that ignore innovation risk losing their employees to organizations that value it.
Smart home automation — including AI, remote patient monitoring, wellness tools and automation for rote tasks — is one of the innovations we’re currently seeing in the space. Smart home automation can aid in keeping residents of senior living communities more independent and safer, requiring a lower level of care and allowing them to stay in their current location longer. Smart home devices also increase connection to care teams and organizational staff through real-time communication. Providers and operators should look for solutions that integrate with campus systems, enabling residents to be self-sufficient and improving efficiencies for staff.
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