Social connectedness profoundly impacts quality of life and wellbeing for residents in skilled nursing and senior living facilities. However, many residents go without social visits, and this leads to a number of other issues such as social isolation, depression, and mental health decline. Whether it’s the fear and guilt of witnessing a loved one age […]
Happy Mother’s Day, from all of us here at Accushield! We want to celebrate all of the mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers out there, especially those within the communities we serve. From the time we are born, our mothers have been there for us providing support, guidance, and love beyond measure, and we want to thank […]
Seniors, for a myriad of reasons, are the most vulnerable members of any community. Not just in the true medical sense, where they are evidently more susceptible to different illnesses due to a much slower, often compromised immune system – but also in terms of their personal security. Rising public concern regarding senior living security […]
The mission behind the Accushield team began seven years ago when Founder, Charles Mann was working as the Executive Director of a senior living community in Atlanta, GA. One of the major problems that he faced was the inability to be 100% positive that he knew exactly who was in his community at any given […]
With resident safety being at the forefront of every family member and staff, it is the goal of every senior living community to implement an effective system that can increase the safety on their campus. It is imperative to create a secure and solid establishment for residents, as it is fundamental to build a successful […]
We live in a different world, and because of that, resident security is on the minds of all Operators of Senior Living. At Accushield, we focus on one part of the security ecosystem in senior living – Visitor Mangement. With the help of Executive Directors across the country, we have created a solution that replaces […]
The Accushield visitor management system helps set third-party caregiver credentialing standards in senior living communities and puts self-employed caregivers and Agency providers on an even playing field. We can all agree, the residents who live in senior living communities are some of the most vulnerable individuals on the planet. Recently in the news: “Elderly residents […]
We live in a different world, and senior housing operators can agree that safety and security are top priorities when managing communities filled with elderly people. According to the National Center for Assisted Living, there are over 811,000 people nationwide, living in senior living communities. One risk factor that sometimes goes unaddressed relates to the […]
Have you ever been a guest to an assisted living community and had to waste time waiting in the lobby, wondering if the person or manager you were there to see even knew you had arrived? Better yet, have you been working for a senior living community, expecting to meet with a guest or representative […]