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Four Ways Communication Technology Can Benefit Your Senior Care Organization During the Sizzling Summer

Four Ways Communication Technology Can Benefit Your Senior Care Organization During the Sizzling Summer

While summer is often a welcome change of season it can also bring with it a host of unique challenges for senior care organizations. The CDC reminds us that older adults are especially vulnerable to heat-related health problems. And as the mercury rises so do weather related emergencies and changes to event plans. Having a streamlined communication platform can facilitate quick access to your staff, residents, and families for urgent health matters and emergencies.

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How Communication Can Help Ease Seniors’ Hesitation for Home Health Support

As seniors age, they often need in-home support for taking care of basic needs, recovering from injuries or procedures, and receiving in-home therapies. According to reports from Medicare data, there are approximately 3.3 million people that utilized home health services in the United States. While the goal of this type of support is to help seniors who may need assistance maintain independence, there is often resistance and apprehension among those in need of home health support.  

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Always on the Go? Your Communication Technology Should be Too

Being busy is part of doing business and as a senior care administrator you are often on the go. But even when you’re away from your physical office it’s important to stay connected with not only your staff, but also community members, and their families. With the help of modern technology streamlining and simplifying things, it’s becoming increasingly easier for people to complete tasks independent of their physical location. And your communication tasks are among the many things that technology can allow you to complete anytime, anywhere. Let’s be honest: Being able to communicate with community members and staff from anywhere makes your job—and your life—easier. 

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Staff Retention Strategies for Senior Care Organizations

Very few senior care facilities report having a full staff due to issues like being unable to find enough interested candidates and provide competitive pay and benefits packages. The consequences of this are significant, even leading some facilities to have to turn away potential residents due to severe staff shortages. Because of this, senior living administrators are having to come up with new staff retention strategies to retain the nursing, administrative, and other staff members they have. 

Automating Communications To Dos Can Give Senior Care Staff Back Valuable Time

Senior Care Staff Need More Hours in Their Week - Automating Your Communication To-Dos Can Help

Communication technologies are creating new ways to check in, ask questions, express concerns, and give updates, resulting in resident-friendly and staff-friendly solutions to some of the challenges faced by senior care organizations. With the help of automated communications, staff can go about their day, tending to their routines without the extra worry of having to make redundant calls or send extra emails when issues arise. According to a study from the University of California San Francisco, “Rapidly emerging technological advances hold great potential for older people and their caregivers in navigating the social, cognitive, and physical changes associated with aging.”