Despite the fact that it’s been a while since we posted here (we have posted a bunch to our Facebook Page more recently), SeniorHomes.com has nominated us as Best Senior Living Industry Resource for 2012. So why does the CareNetworks [Read More …]
Social Media Best Practices for Senior Living and LTC
Silverado Senior Living and the ROI of 24/7 Chat
I’ve been watching what Silverado Senior Living has been doing with social media for a while now, and I’ve always been a big fan of the company and the services they provide. So when I moderated a round table discussion [Read More …]
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What is Google Plus and Do I Need it? [VIDEO]
There’s a lot of buzz around Google’s new social network, Google Plus (Google+). But what the heck is it and do you really need it? Does your company need it? At this stage the jury is still out, but if [Read More …]
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YouTube Makes Senior Living Community Very Cool [VIDEO]
![YouTube Makes Senior Living Community Very Cool [VIDEO]](http://www.carenetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/0-85x85.jpg "YouTube Makes Senior Living Community Very Cool [VIDEO]")
Just discovered this from the Ecumen Changing Aging Blog. These guys deserve an Oscar.
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Meet ePatient Dave [VIDEO]
A fun, inspiring, heartfelt story about how social technology is empowering patients.Â
When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he turned to a group of fellow patients online — and found the medical treatment that saved his [Read More …]
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The Cost Of Social Media in Health Care [INFOGRAPHIC]
Last year, I wrote a post called, “7 Things Every Senior Living, Home Care, and LTC Provider Wants to Know About Social Media.” One of things covered in that post is cost. Every health care provider executive is concerned about [Read More …]
Is Your Senior Care Company Old School? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Is your company flexible, agile, innovative, and efficient? Are your workers empowered, authentic, connected, engaged, self-sufficient, and inspired? These are generally not the adjectives one thinks of when it comes to the health care or senior care industries. If I [Read More …]
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Let Your Customers Share Their Stories on Facebook
We continue to see social media superstars emerge from Children’s Hospital Boston. Here’s why they are simply the best in the business…
So, Â is your organization encouraging families to tell their stories on your Facebook Page? It’s all about the stories. [Read More …]
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Healthcare Social Media 2011 [VIDEO]
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Just had to post this video. The latest in the series from Erik Qualman…
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Feed Your Facebook: Tips for Managing Your Social Media Presence in a Time-Starved World
This post originally appeared on the Elder Pages Online Blog and is authored by Tasha Beauchamp, MSc. Tasha is the Webmaster and Research Scientist for Elder Pages Online, a company specializing in Internet marketing for hospice and geriatric [Read More …]
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How Modern Social and Contextual Search Will Change Your Search Experience
I don’t know about you but I’m starting to like some of the things Google is doing to search. These days when I go to search for something, it’s almost as if Google knows who I am and where I’m [Read More …]
CAN Social Media and HIPAA Webinar [SLIDES]
For those of you interested in the slides from the Connecticut Association of Nonprofits Webinar today, you can download them on our Facebook Page. We’re having some trouble with our blog functionality at the moment. I’ll post to the blog once we [Read More …]
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Healthcare Social Networks: What is the ROI of Love? [VIDEO]
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Just wanted to share this. At e-Patient Connections 2010, Susannah Fox of the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project presented data on the online activity of those with chronic disease. Called “healthcare out loud”, she discusses the huge [Read More …]
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Children’s Hospitals Innovating on Facebook. Others, Not So Much [STUDY]
A new study published by Verasoni, a New York based marketing and PR firm, shows that among hospitals, it’s the ones caring for kids that are kicking butt on Facebook. According to the study, children’s hospitals are building community, engaging [Read More …]
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New Healthcare Tool: Social Networking [SLIDESHARE]
Just wanted to share this article from the February 2011 edition of Indiana Nurses Quarterly. I’m interviewed for the article discussing HIPAA and social media; and CareNetworks is featured. Enjoy.
Indiana Nursing Quarterly 2011 Cover Story
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Can Facebook Revolutionize Heathcare?
Facebook by the Numbers
We’ve seen Facebook’s ability to help spark revolutions in distant lands, but how can Facebook help to revolutionize the health care, senior living, home care, and long-term care industries? Let’s do some math. About 50% of [Read More …]
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2011 Home Care 100 Conference Social Media Slides
2011 Home Care 100
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Will This LTC Company Video Go Viral? [VIDEO]
Connie Bessler, CEO of Greystone Healthcare Management, and one of my favorite LTC executives, understands the power of social media to inform, educate, inspire, and entertain a community with a common purpose. Connie and her team from Greystone’s 27 skilled [Read More …]
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CareNetworks Is Now On WordPress (And So Can You!)
Okay, the title was inspired by Steven Colbert’s book. Anyway, for the past two years, the CareNetworks website was running on the HubSpot platform. Well, times have changed. Thanks to our WordPress Development Wizard, Colby Wright, the site is now [Read More …]
AARP Promotes Social Media for Boomers [VIDEO]
![AARP Promotes Social Media for Boomers [VIDEO]](http://www.carenetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/05-85x85.jpg "AARP Promotes Social Media for Boomers [VIDEO]")
Alright, you be the judge. AARP or CareNetworks for best social media video. First ours…
Now Theirs…
I’m thinkin we’ve got ‘em beat. What say you?
Follow The Home Care 100 Conference on Twitter
The Home Care 100 Executive Management Conference is an exclusive annual event attended by some of the top home care and hospice companies in the country and brightest minds in the industry. It is being held February [Read More …]
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Seabury Retirement Community Talks Social Media
This post is part of our Social Media Success Series, which features interviews with innovative and fearless socially networked senior living, home care, and LTC companies that are achieving [Read More …]
Brookdale Senior Living and Social Media: One Year Later [INTERVIEW]
Just over a year ago, I interviewed Eric Marsh over at Brookdale Senior Living for the post Nation’s Largest Senior Living Company Embraces Social Media. Because it’s one of our most popular posts, and I wanted to see how things [Read More …]
How ‘Open Community’ Applies to Senior Living, LTC, and Home Care
Here at CareNetworks, we’re taking part in the virtual book tour that our good friends Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer of SocialFish have launched to explore the concepts in their new book, Open Community: a little book of big ideas [Read More …]
CareNetworks Nominated for Best Senior Living Industry Blog and Website!
Don’t you just love it when somebody you don’t even know recognizes how awesome you are? That’s assuming, of course, that you are in fact awesome. Well the good folks at SeniorHomes.com set up a little contest to give people [Read More …]
How Emeritus Senior Living Tames the Social Media Beast: Part 2 [INTERVIEW]
This post is part of our Social Media Success Series, which features interviews with innovative and fearless socially networked senior living, home care, and LTC companies that are achieving positive business results using [Read More …]
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How Emeritus Senior Living Tames the Social Media Beast: Part 1 [INTERVIEW]
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This post is part of our Social Media Success Series, which features interviews with innovative and fearless socially networked senior living, home care, and LTC companies that are achieving positive business results using media and other social technologies. To have [Read More …]
Social Media Makes October 2010 Cover of Long-Term Living Magazine
Back in March of this year, Provider Magazine featured a cover story called “Social Media: Taking the Plunge” which outlined how assisted living and retirement communities are leveraging social technologies like Facebook and Twitter to engage customers and prospects. Now [Read More …]
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Is Your Senior Care Community on the Social Map?
The 2010 Social Networking Map
Elder care companies, home care agencies, retirement communities, assisted living residences, and long-term care facilities are beginning to realize the benefits of social media and online community. Just take a look at this video if you [Read More …]
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How Senior Living, LTC, and Home Care Companies Can Avoid The Online Community Ghost Town
An increasing number of senior living, LTC, and home care companies are using social technolgies like Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and Ning to engage customers, employees, and prospects and to build a community presence on the web. Companies [Read More …]
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