Jordache actually believes laying people off would be short-sighted. Instead, he advises, think differently about …

It’s no surprise that artificial intelligence was a hot topic at this year’s LeadingAge meeting in Nashville.

Cautionary stagnation is not in the best interests of residents, employees, or corporate providers. Stagnation is not a winning strategy.

I was recently in a breakout session where the presenter briefly talked about artificial intelligence as “the next buzzword” thing in senior living.

That AI will exceed human capabilities is inevitable because it is already true.

Robots are coming to senior living, and many have already arrived. The nature of robotics is that once they are adopted, they lose the fanciful “robots” designation.

Here’s how it does it: AI can create its own computer programs, called bots, and it can create them very rapidly and in massive numbers.

The short answer is “no,” but it can be trained to act ethically if the trainer has a wise sense of ethics.

In 1949, Edmund Callis Berkeley posed two questions that sound familiar today: 1. Can machines think? 2. What is a mechanical brain?

AI combined with creative engineering imagination promises to bring us products to make old age in the future what we wish we could provide today.

It’s time for senior living to define its own destiny and to find the resources and talented people that can make that potential a reality.

Senior living will likely shrink unless it adopts the pace of advancing change that could be beneficial. It’s time to leapfrog into the digital age!

Imagine how aging people can be assisted when big data combines instantly with computation to spare them distress. We can embrace that future!

The big question was this: What does AI mean to senior living? As you figure out your own AI adventure here are some recommendations …

Are there lessons for senior living in the generational shift that is occurring at Amazon? What does it take to keep an organization fresh and thriving?

This would allow us to challenge the growing dominance of aggregators like A Place for Mom; significantly diminish …

Imagine taking the bold step of putting a camera in every single resident’s room (with their permission of course).  

By squaring up to our data demons, tidying our tech tactics, and crafting tales that track with our strategy, we’ll not just survive but thrive.