Raising Tech, powered by Parasol Alliance

Raising Tech, powered by Parasol Alliance

Raising Tech is your guide to understanding the role technology plays in your community, where to invest to transform culture, and how to bring your team and residents along the journey. Tune in for tech trends, hot topics and meet the people behind the tech landscape in senior living to gain practical technology knowledge you can apply in your community today. Powered by Parasol Alliance (www.parasolalliance.com), The Strategic Planning & Full-Service IT Partner Exclusively serving Senior Living Communities.

Episodes

March 15, 2024 23 mins

In this episode, Mary Greer, Director of Sales at Engrain, sits down with Parasol Alliance's Founder & CEO, Amber Bardon to talk about Engrain's tech products like TouchTour, TouchTour for iPad, and Sitemap, catering to Senior Living communities, improving sales processes with innovation and accessibility. Engrain's TouchTour facilitates in-person sales experiences, while Sitemap provides online community maps.

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Amber Bardon, has a fascinating conversation with Jeff McSpadden, Co-Founder & CEO of Composure. They dive into how Composure leverages remotely-managed personalized soundscapes to enhance sleep quality within Senior Living communities.

Explore how Composure's innovative SoundBlanket  effectively reduces sleep disruptions, promotes deep sleep, and ultimately elevates the ...

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Join our Founder & CEO, Amber Bardon, on an exciting episode of Raising Tech, where she has a thought-inspiring conversation with Gregory Petrossian, Director of Sales at SkyPointSkyPoint is an AI-platform for Senior Living operators, which offers them the chance to chat with their data.

Since SkyPoint's secure and unified platform helps communities establish a central space where they can gather, consolidate,...

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Join our host, Amber Bardon, on the latest episode of Raising Tech as she speaks with Dylan Conley, the Chief Technology Officer of LifeLoop. Discover how LifeLoop's platform is equipped with innovative tools that can improve community operations and enhance staff satisfaction. With LifeLoop technology, residents, families, staff, operators, and owners can all stay connected, resulting in optimized communications and a better ...

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In this episode, Joel Cormier, Director of Product Development at Viconic Health, sits down with Parasol Alliance's Founder & CEO, Amber Bardon to talk about Viconic Health's revolutionary and unique flooring solution that can minimize fall-related injuries for Senior Living community residents. Viconic Fall Defense is designed to work as a layer of protection underneath the flooring, supporting fall protection strate...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Amber Bardon, has a captivating conversation with Geert Houben, Founder & CEO of Cubigo, where he illustrates how Cubigo's cloud-based platform is connecting Senior Living prospects, staff, residents and families through a suite of services to enhance their quality of life. Cubigo's integrated management system offers Senior Living Communities activities, maintenance, houseke...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Amber Bardon, has a fascinating conversation with Sanjeev Shetty, Co-Founder of HelloGard Robotics, about how HelloGard Robotics is addressing staffing challenges in Senior Living communities by utilizing interactive, delivery and cleaning robots.

HelloGard's robotic vacuum and scrubber robots are specifically designed to provide hands-free cleaning for Senior Living communi...

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Join our Founder & CEO, Amber Bardon, on an exciting episode of Raising Tech, where she has a thought-inspiring chat with Jim Murphy, Senior Vice President of Healthcare for Ageless Innovation. Ageless Innovation, known for their Joy for All robotic companion pets,  offers innovative products to help reduce social isolation, loneliness and cognitive decline resulting in enhanced quality of life for seniors and Senior Living res...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Amber Bardon, has a stimulating conversation with LEDdynamics CEO, Neil Cannon. LEDdynamics has a unique tunable white light technology, known as PERFEKTLight, that is designed to mirror natural sunlight from sunrise to sunset to create better sleep.  This can lead to enhanced memory, reduced risk of falls, and overall improvement of cardiovascular health.

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Amber Bardon, has an intriguing conversation with Rafael Haciski, Vice President of Commercial Insurance at Johnson Kendall Johnson (JKJ), about how JKJ's personalized services allow clients to focus on their businesses while JKJ provides direction in managing cybersecurity risks.

JKJ's cyber practice is focused on creating risk management programs and educating clien...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Amber Bardon, has a stimulating conversation with Bill Lowe, President & CEO at Chicago Methodist Senior Services (CMSS), about how CMSS' international recruiting program is helping their Senior Living community overcome staffing challenges.

Discover how Chicago Methodist Senior Services' innovative hiring program is allowing CMSS to bring on dedicated and professio...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Amber Bardon, has a thought-provoking conversation with Rich Kortum, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for KARE, about how KARE's digital labor platform provides prequalified caregivers to help Senior Living communities overcome staffing challenges. 

Discover how KARE is allowing Senior Living communities to decrease overtime, reduce burnout of their current employee...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Amber Bardon, has a captivating conversation with Ryan Galea, CEO of Icon, where he illustrates how Icon's all-in-one engagement platform is enhancing communication and boosting resident & family engagement
at Senior Living communities. 

Formerly CareMerge and VoiceFriends, Icon gives your Senior Living community the tools to communicate and engage with your entire ...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Patrick Leonard, has a thought-provoking conversation with Serenity’s CEO, Katherine Wells, about how Serenity’s HIPAA-compliant communication platform and network connects Senior Living communities’ staff, residents and their families. 

Serenity’s single conversation platform allows everyone included in the residents’ everyday life to communicate in one place. Discover how Serenity’s commu...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Patrick Leonard, has an engaging conversation with Steve Rakus & Laura Bell from Accora, about Accora's customizable bedding & seating technology, which helps prevent falls in Senior Living communities.

Discover more about Accora's FloorBed technology, which lets Senior Living communities' staff lower residents' beds all the way to the floor, reducing...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Patrick Leonard, has a great conversation with Scott Martinez, Chief Financial Officer for Juliette Fowler Communities, and John Zaudtke, Vice President of Sales for Paymerang, about how Juliette Fowler Communities has streamlined their processes and maximized efficiency by utilizing  Paymerang's financial automation solutions. 

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Amber Bardon, has a captivating conversation with Brian McWade, Chief Product Officer for Sentrics, about how Sentrics has combined entertainment, resident engagement and life safety into one technology platform for Senior Living communities. 

Learn more about how Sentrics' technology solutions are helping Senior Living communities save money and enhance resident experience ...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Patrick Leonard, has a fascinating conversation with Marti Milligan, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for The Ridge Senior Living, about how The Ridge are utilizing robotic pets and dining robots to enhance the resident experience in their Senior Living communities. 

Discover how The Ridge Senior Living are engaging robotics to celebrate residents' and their families&...

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Patrick Leonard, has a intriguing conversation with John Middlemore, our Director of Engineering, about the impact ChatGPT is having on Senior Living communities. 

Learn more about the pros and cons of using ChatGPT and discover how Senior Living communities can leverage the benefits of using ChatGPT  while avoiding the potential risks.  

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In this episode of Raising Tech, our host, Patrick Leonard, has a thought-provoking conversation with Craig Hillman, the Senior Vice President of US Operations for GaitBetter, about how GaitBetter's cognitive and mobility training solution are preventing falls in Senior Living communities. 

Discover how GaitBetter is being used to reduce the risk of Senior Living residents falling by 70%, according to their studies, ...

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